25965 477th Avenue Sioux Falls SD
Short Notice
Burial/Military Honors
May 5, 6 & 7, 2024
SD Veterans Cemetery
The family of Gordon “Gordy” Lovell has requested the Patriot Guard Riders to honor “Gordy” with a flag line showing our appreciation and respect for his service to our great Nation. After High School in 1961, Gordy worked different jobs until he was drafted into the United States Army in April of 1967. He was stationed in Vietnam in the Army Infantry then was wounded and medically discharged from Fitzsimmons Medical Hospital in Denver, CO on June 20, 1968. Gordon was awarded the Purple Heart, The National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Sharpshooter Badge, with rifle and machine gun bars, and the Marksman Badge with rifle bar.
The family will be present to greet friends for a visitation from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Sunday, May 5, 2024 at George Boom Funeral Home. The Funeral Service will begin at 10:00 am on Monday, May 6, 2024, also at the funeral home. The burial will be the following day, Tuesday, May 7th at the SD Veterans’ Cemetery. Visitation and the Funeral Service will be “Flags Only”.
Stage: 9:30 am, Tuesday, May 7th at the SD Veterans’ Cemetery, 25965 477th Avenue, Sioux Falls SD.
Flags will be provided.
Ride Captain: Randy Ward, A.S.C.
605-359-8719
reward1948@yahoo.com