LOIS RUTH LOVELADY PERNA EADY went to be with the Lord on January 4, 2011. She was born June 20, 1934 to Melvin V. and Annie L. (Willis) Lovelady. She is preceded in death by her husbands Murray Procell and Edward Perna, her parents Annie Lois Lovelady Adams and Melvin V. Lovelady, and a grandson, Edward Tony Perna. Lois had a career as a Customs Broker for the U.S Customs at the DFW port for over 30 years. She worked for Sekin and W.R. Zanes of La. President of NT Brokers Assoc. in 1989. She worked as a private secretary in Dallas for many prominent socialites in her early career. Her love for classical music and the arts was shared by all. And her legacy will live forever through all 33 foreign exchange students from all over the world that lived for one year with her and Edward (Papa) on Colgate. YFU exchange program was her way of opening the world to all her friends. She was also a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, John Thomas Eady; son, J.R. Perna and wife Sherrie, Patrick Eady; daughter, Joanie Adams and husband Jimmy; grandsons, John, Barry, Mitchell, Randy, Danny; granddaughters, T.J., Melissa; brothers, Samuel Lovelady and Melvin Lovelady; and sister, Lou Lovelady Sikes. The family will receive friends and family on Friday, January 7, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home, 606 West Airport Freeway, Irving, Texas. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home chapel on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 1:00 p.m., with burial to follow at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to charities of your choice.