All, I was able to reach Wicasta Lovelace through his website. Here is his response to the question of Mara Lovelace: "Mara is my ex-wife. She was born Tonya Marie Nickell, but when we split up, she kept the Lovelace and started calling herself Mara. So, Pamela Tucker Nickell was my mother-in-law." Wicasta also sent me this today: "I've largely accepted that my Richard was the James Richard Lovelace who was buried in Bethel Baptist Cemetery in Ellenboro, NC, and died in Colfax, NC in 1915 (Father: William Lovelace, Mother: Sarah Bridges). Although I can't specifically remember what led me to that conclusion, I know of a few people who shared that conclusion. Right off hand I can only point to data by Z. D. Harrill; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dwh1951&id=I55080 Have no idea if this is accurate or not, but at some point I believed it enough to tie it in with my own research. Of course, years down the road and blessed with an increasingly unreliable memory, I couldn't tell you why. ;-) Here's that Richard's link at Find-A-Grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=lovelace&GSiman=1&GSci d=1994018&GRid=116108214& " Peace, Part of the Tree, Greg -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of bgsroots via Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2015 11:57 AM To: LL Subject: [LL] Obituary of Pamela Tucker Nickell mentions daughter Mara Lovelace - Lexington (NC or SC) The Mara Lovelace listed here previously lived in FL, NC and SC, Radaris.com mentions that Wicasta Lovelace is a relative. If he is still on the list maybe he can post the ancestry for us. Bob. Pamela Tucker Nickell CHARLOTTE - Pamela Tucker Nickell, 63, of Charlotte, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2015, at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center. Pamela was born on January 17, 1952, in Lexington, a daughter of Paul Tucker and the late Louise Clodfelter Tucker. Pamela was a 1970 graduate of Lexington Sr. High School and a 1974 graduate of Western Carolina University. Pamela was a member of First Baptist Church Matthews, she was a member of the choir and was very active in her Sunday School Class. Pamela enjoyed knitting and loved to travel. In addition to her mother, Pamela is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Walter Nickell. In addition to her father, Pamela is survived by her daughters, Mara Lovelace and companion Vern, of Billings, MT, Nancy Murillo and husband Alex, of Charlotte, and Stacy Geidl and husband Joe, of Conyngham, PA; grandchildren, Alex, Lilly and River; brother, Larry Tucker and wife Kandy; sisters, Beverly Benfield and husband Steve, and Sherry ! Gobble and husband Bryant; nephews, Scott Benfield, Nathan Gobble, and Mark Nickell; nieces, Kerri Tucker, Emily Gobble and Stephanie Nickell; and brother-in-law, Tim Nickell and wife Crystal. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at Powles Funeral Home. The Funeral will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Matthews. Burial will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens in Mint Hill. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Susan G. Komen Charlotte, 2316 Randolph Road, Charlotte, NC 28207 or to The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, 706 Haddonfield Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002. Powles Funeral Home is assisting the Nickell family. Online condolences may be made at www.powlesfuneralhome.com. Published in Charlotte Observer on May 3, 2015 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message