AREA OBITUARIES – Helga Lovas

Helga Ida Lovas, age 88, of South Fulton, Tenn., passed away on Mon., Oct. 19, 2026, at Union City Nursing and Rehabilitation in Union City, Tenn.
Helga was born on March 21, 1938, in Stuttgart, Germany, to the late Gerhard Ledertheil and Alice Schaeffer Ledertheil.
A woman of the Catholic faith, Helga was the former owner of Travelers Inn Restaurant and Motel. From 1989 to 2000, she prepared meals for the Fulton-South Fulton Rotary Club and the Lions Club, sharing her love of cooking and hospitality with her community.
Helga found great joy in gardening, traveling, cooking, and canning foods. She especially loved entertaining guests, telling jokes, and embracing her friends. Her warm hospitality, wonderful sense of humor, and genuine affection for others made her a cherished presence in the lives of those who knew her.
She is survived by her daughter, Patty (Charles) Davis, of Collierville, Tenn.; two grandchildren, Jessica (Neal) Rogers, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Natalie Davis, of Bratislava, Slovakia; a brother, Wolfgang Ledertheil, of Munich, Germany.
In addition to her parents, Helga was preceded in death by her husband, Steve Lovas; two brothers; Gerhard Ledertheil and Hans Ledertheil; and her sister, Renata Ledertheil.
Funeral services will be held at 12 noon Sat., Oct. 31, 2026 at the Hornbeak Funeral Chapel, in Fulton, Ky., with burial to follow in the Greenlea Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the hour of service.
Hornbeak Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.