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Submitted: 5/31/15 • Approved: 1/23/24 • Last Updated: 1/26/24 • R1079590-G1078682-S3
Earline
August 26, 1922 - September 25, 2010
*Obituary
Springdale Morning News
Sunday, September 26, 2010
LINCOLN — Earline Spear, 88, a resident of Lincoln, Ark., passed away Sept. 25, 2010, at the home of her son in Siloam Springs, Ark. She was born Aug. 26, 1922, near Marlow, Okla., the daughter of Alvin and Jesse Kilgore Brown.
Earline's parents moved their family to Lincoln, Ark., in 1938. Earline married Alva Spear on Oct. 27, 1939, in her senior year of high school at Lincoln High.
She worked in a grocery store in her younger days and retired from Franklin Electric in Siloam Springs after working there 18 years.
Earline was a faithful member of the Summers Missionary Baptist Church where members and friends recently honored her and her close friend, Lois Norvell, with a birthday party for their 88th and 92nd birthdays, respectively.
She was preceded in death by her parents, all six of her siblings, and her husband, Alva, of 63 years.
Earline was a Proverbs 31 Woman. "Her children arise up and call her blessed ..."
Alva and Earline were blessed with three sons, Randall Spear and his wife, Anna, of Siloam Springs, Ark.; David Spear and his wife, Karen, of Sutton, Alaska; and Dennis Spear and his wife, Twyla, of Lincoln, Ark.; seven grandchildren, Randy, John, Mandy. Marc, Justin, Dana and Jessica; and 12 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends this afternoon, Sept. 26, from 2 until 3 p.m. at the Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove.
Funeral service will be held Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, at 2 p.m. at the Summers Missionary Baptist Church in Summers, Ark., with Paul and Jeremy Young officiating. Interment will be in the Sugar Hill Cemetery near Lincoln, Ark. There will be no graveside service.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bud Cox, Bert Padgett, Les Pinkerton, Scott Ramsey, Carl Brown, Lois Norvell, Rosalie Glidewell, Jay Norton, George Schooler and Raymond Jackson.
Memorials may be made to Gideons International or to Summers Missionary Baptist Church Building Fund.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, Ark. The complete obituary may be viewed on the Luginbuel Web page. To sign the online guest book, visit www.luginbuel.com.
Alva
June 29, 1917 - January 3, 2003
*Obituary
Arkansas Democrat Gazette NW
Sunday, January 5, 2003
Alva Marion Spear, 85, of Lincoln died Friday in Fayetteville. He was born June 29, 1917 in Lincoln to Marion and Della Payne Spear.
He was a member of the Summers Missionary Baptist Church. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1935 and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps where he helped build Devil's Den State Park. He worked for Farm Service Cooperative and later was a Realtor before retiring in 1997. He was active in the Lincoln Riding Club, Kiwanis Club and the Lincoln City Council.
He was preceded in death by two brothers.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Earline Brown Spear; three sons, Randall Spear of Siloam Springs, David Spear of Sutton, Alaska and Dennis Spear of Lincoln; seven grandchildren and seven great-granddaughters.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Summers Missionary Baptist Church in Summers with Bro. Grant Barnett and Bro. Paul Young officiating. Burial in Sugar Hill Cemetery in Lincoln. The family will remain at the church after the service to receive friends. Memorials may be made to the Gideons, P.O. Box 641, Prairie Grove, Ark 72753.
Married October 27, 1939
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