Benjamin Jarrett Love was born on May 30, 1977 in Louisville, Kentucky to Kenneth Beasley Love, Jr. and Jody Barnhart Woods. Ben called himself “The Fixer” because he was very mechanical minded and could repair almost anything. His cousin, Kim remembers that Ben was always soft-spoken, kind and gentle. He also was a very courteous young man, always addressing older people as “sir” and “ma’am”. His grandfather, Kenneth remembers Ben as being dedicated to him and not ashamed to kiss him and tell him he loved him, even as a grown man.
He had a B. A. degree and worked as a senior network analyst for Cybera Inc. He enjoyed his work very much.
Benjamin J. Love passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at the age of 36 in Columbia, Tennessee.
Mr. Love is survived by his mother: Jody Barnhart (Bill) Woods; father: Kenneth B. (Stacey) Love, Jr.; children: Benjamin Casey Effinger, Lucius Alexander Love and Maximus Creighton Love; brother: Kenneth B. (Nurper) Love, III; grandparents: Kenneth B. (Lucille Potts) Love, Sr. and Georgia Jarrett Love; aunts: Donna (Larry) Cawthon, Pam (Doyle) Combs and Joyce (Jim) Love Johnson; nephew: Kaiden Sebastian Love and numerous cousins. He is preceded in death by his grandparents: William B. Barnhart and Helen Lorraine Levander.
Funeral services for Ben will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Williams Funeral Home in Columbia, Tennessee and will be officiated by Pastor David Simmerman. The family will visit with friends from 12:00 noon until time of service at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. A private family burial will take place at Polk Memorial Gardens.
A memorial trust fund has been set up at Bank of America for Ben’s sons.
Tony Clendenon, Shane Gladden, Darnell Covington, Danny Stewart, Ronnie Grooms and Mike Hendrix will serve as pallbearers. Employees of Cybera, Inc. will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Williams Funeral Home in Columbia is assisting the family with the arrangements and online condolences may be made at
www.williamsfh.com
.