Funeral services for Richard Merl Loving, 72, of Corrigan, Texas, will be Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the First Baptist Church in Corrigan, Texas with Bro. Buster Griggs officiating.  Interment will follow in the Damascus Cemetery in Corrigan, Texas.  Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. prior to the service at the First Baptist Church.

Mr. Loving was born August 9, 1948, in Camden, Texas to parents, Edward Loving and Ada Vee (Locke) Loving and passed away on April 9, 2021 in Lufkin, Texas.  He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Jesse Loving; nephew, Christopher Bullock.

Richard is survived by his wife, Carol (Hardin) Loving of Corrigan, Texas; daughter, Kimberly Ann Loving of Lufkin, Texas; son, Richard Casey Loving and Tammy of Magnolia, Texas; grandsons, Shayde Loving of Lufkin, Texas, Nicholas Flores of Diboll, Texas, and Brady Loving of Magnolia, Texas; granddaughters, Karoline Flores of Tyler, Texas and Bryanna Loving of Magnolia, Texas; brother, James Edward Loving and Debra of Lufkin, Texas; sister, Lavina Bullock of Corrigan, Texas; great-granddaughter, Jordan Garrison of Nacogdoches, Texas; sisters-in-law, Mary Riley and Donald of Chester, Texas, Wanda Loving of Cleveland, Texas; aunts, Martha Tarver of Nederland, Texas and LaJoyce Watts of Livingston, Texas;  along with numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers: Shawn Smith, Joel Scott, Ryan Burris, Larry Burris, John Paul Purvis, and Mason Moody