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Celest Nelson Spears
June 9, 2016
On Saturday, June 4, 2016, Celest Nelson Spears went to be with the Lord.
Celest was born November 4, 1940, in Pensacola. She was the daughter of William and Missouri Nelson. She graduated from Tate High School in 1958.
Celest is survived by her husband of 34 years, Herschell; brother, Donald (Janette) Nelson; sons, Rubin Holley of Lauderhill, FL; James (Maggie) Holley of Fayetteville, NC; step-son, Brad (Christine) Spears of Milton; step-daughter, Glenna (Ronald) Shephard of Opelika, AL;and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at Lewis Funeral Home Pace Chapel.
Burial was in Elizabeth Chapel Community Cemetery in Chumuckla.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made in Celest’s name to St. Jude’s Hospital, online at www.stjude.org, or by mail to: St Jude, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
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