Harold Gene Loving

Harold Gene Loving, 74, of Shepherd, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2013, at the VA Medical Center in Houston. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at the Christian Cowboy Fellowship in Cleveland with burial following at Farley Chapel Cemetery in Shepherd. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, at the church. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland. Harold was born December 19, 1938 in Granby, MO, to parents; Floyd H. Loving and Nellie I. Foster, a former resident of Witts Spring, AR, and has resided in the Shepherd area for the past two years. He was a former accountant, veteran of the US Marine Corps, member of the Christian Cowboy Fellowship, and an avid rancher. He contributed his time with the Witts Spring and Ralph Caney Volunteer Fire Departments, and the Flint Rock Saddle Club. He also enjoyed horseback riding, fishing, reading, metal art, and especially spending time with family and friends. Mr. Loving was preceded in death by his wife of 39 years: Loretta L. McKanna Loving, father: Floyd H. Loving, mother: Nellie I. Foster Blanton, and brother: Robert Bell. He is survived by his son: Tom McKanna and wife Pam of Mountain Home, AR, daughters: Misty Connor of Marshall, AR and Stephanie Moreno and husband Ray of Shepherd, grandchildren: Reba and Chase Peterson, Cody, Dustin, and Tanner Moreno, and Kendall and Ashley McKanna, and numerous other relatives, and friends.