Obituary of Jeanne D Love

Jeanne was born June 14th, 1931 in Philadelphia, PA.  She moved to St. Petersburg in 1966.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Leroy and Beatrice Boyer, first husband Fred P. Johnson, second husband James O. Love, sister Joan Boyer Flannery, daughter Janet Johnson Mulligan, granddaughter Heather V. Robertson, great-grandson Gabriel Fregoso, stepson Robert “Bobby” Love, and niece Joanne Parker.

She is survived by her daughter Karen Johnson Scarbro (John) of TN, son Scott Jay Love, of Sarasota, FL, stepdaughter Barbie Love Willner (Craig) of St. Petersburg, grandchildren Stephanie Mongold (Brian)of TN, Bryan Cronk (Angie)of GA, Veronica Hood of CO; five great-grandchildren: Nathen Cronk and Anthony Cronk of GA, Owen Mongold and Riley Mongold of TN, Kara Robertson (father Chris Robertson) of NC, and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, step grandchildren and step great-grandchildren.

Jeanne was a veteran of the Army WACS, where she served in the Korean War as a cryptologist. She worked as an enlargement photo printer for many years, then earned a degree in Physical Therapy Assistant from St. Petersburg Junior College and worked at Nina Harris School as a physical therapist for special needs children, a job she loved.

She loved sports, and played in the Women’s Senior Softball League, where her team won a national tournament for the 65 and older division; she also participated in tennis, bowling, and volleyball.

Jeanne was a long-time member of Liberty Baptist Church in St. Petersburg, where she served in several ministries, including the card ministry and the nursery.

Home at Last!