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Daniel Dean SPEARS

Oak Grove (Historic), Conway Cemetery
Faulkner County,
Arkansas

Erma Lavonne
Dec 13, 1928 - Aug 3, 2021

Daniel Dean
April 19, 1925 - June 18, 2010

*Obituary

Erma Lavonne Spears, age 92, of Conway, Arkansas, gained her Heavenly Wings on August 3, 2021. She was born on December 13, 1928, in Rushing, Arkansas, to Willie & Lillie Hutto. Erma was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. She was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, and friend. Anyone that met her would agree that she was an angel walking among us.

Mrs. Spears was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Dean Spears; her parents, Willie & Lillie Hutto, son, Danny Arden Spears and her sister, Geraldine Hutto Jarrett.
She is survived by her daughter, Vonna Dean Coker (Gail) of Conway, AR; her son, Sammy Lynn Spears (Connie) of Conway AR; seven grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren, 2 great, great grandchildren, nieces and beloved friends.

Visitation will be held at 1:00PM, Sunday August 8, 2021 at Roller McNutt Funeral Home. Family service will follow at 2:00pm with graveside service at Oak Grove Cemetery. Masks are required.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to St Jude's Hospital in her memory.


*Obituary

Daniel “Dean” Spears, 85 of Conway passed away on Friday, June 18, 2010. He was born Wednesday April 29, 1925 in Greenbrier to the late Samuel Virgil Spears and Mary Ruth Ward Spears. He was preceded in death by a sister Geneva Hegi.

He was a member of the Church of The Nazarene in Conway, a WWII veteran of the Army Air Corp, past commander of DAV Post # 10, member of the American Legion and a member of the NRA. He was retired from Civil Service at the Little Rock Air Base where he was supervisor of the Carpenters Shop for Base Housing.

He is survived by his wife of sixty-five years Erma Lavonne Hutto Spears; daughter Vonna Dean Coker and her husband Gail of Conway, two sons, Danny A. Spears and his wife Elizabeth of Conway and Sammy L. Spears and wife Connie of Conway, one sister, Virginia Dare Ellzey of North Little Rock, three brothers, Thomas N. Spears of Lexington, South Carolina, Virgil F. Spears of Russellville, Arkansas and James D. Spears of Atmore, Alabama.
Other survivors include seven grandchildren, Teresa Dickenson, Lisa Murdock (David), James Coker (Jami), Jeremy Spears (Shawn), Jason Spears (Lindsey) Julie Spears and Jonathan Spears, thirteen great grandchildren, Stephenie Dickenson, Justin Murdock, James “Buddy” Coker, Jr. Taylor Mae Spears, Hunter Dean Spears, Blake Hillenburg, Fisher Spears, Joy Murdock, Tanner Spears, Zack Hillenburg, Emma Spears, Tucker Spears and Hunter Coker.

Pallbearers were Jonathan, Jeremy and Jason Spears, James Coker, James Coker, Jr. and Justin Murdock. Honorary Pallbearers are Leon Weldon, Ed Griffith, Barry Shaffer, Donnie Johnson, Ricky Burchfield, Tyler Burchfield, Ted and Dwight Hutto.

Contributed on 6/2/11 by hawkinsdonna
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Submitted: 6/2/11 • Approved: 10/8/22 • Last Updated: 10/11/22 • R537467-G537467-S3

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