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Willa Deanne Spears 1939–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 April 1939

Birth Location: Oppelo, Conway, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 5 February 2016

Death Location: Armona, Kings County, California, United States of America

Father: Eurek Spears

Mother: Beatrice Wood

Spouse(s): Glenn Rider

Children(s):

Willa Deanne Spears was born in 1939 in Oppelo, Conway, Arkansas, USA, the child of Eurek Rivers Spears And Beatrice Ophelia Wood. In 1940, Willa Deanne Spears resided in Bentley Twp, Bentley, Conway, Arkansas, USA. Willa Deanne Spears married Glenn Herman Rider, and had children including Donna S Rider, Terry William Rider, Todd David Rider. Willa Deanne Spears passed away in 2016 in Armona, Kings County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willa Deanne Spears was born in 1939 in Oppelo, Conway, Arkansas, USA, the child of Eurek Rivers Spears And Beatrice Ophelia Wood.
  • In 1940, Willa Deanne Spears resided in Bentley Twp, Bentley, Conway, Arkansas, USA.
  • Willa Deanne Spears married Glenn Herman Rider, and had children including Donna S Rider, Terry William Rider, Todd David Rider.
  • Willa Deanne Spears passed away in 2016 in Armona, Kings County, California, United States of America.

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Willa Spears's Ancestors

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Willa Spears
1939–2016
Birth Place: Oppelo, Conway, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Eurek Rivers Spears
1905–1976
Houston, Arkansas, USA
Beatrice (Ophelia) Wood
1904–1985
Oppelo, Conway, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Wood
1868–1942
Perry County, Arkansas, USA
Julina (Artillery) Wilcox
1872–1976
Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Wilburn Wood
1845–1880
Mary Moore
1851–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wood
1805–1860
Margaret Chappel
1813–

Willa Spears's Timeline

3 Records

1939
21 April 1939
Birth of Willa Deanne Spears in Oppelo, Conway, Arkansas, USA
Oppelo, Conway, Arkansas, USA
1940
1940
Age 1
Willa Deanne Spears resided here in Bentley Twp, Bentley, Conway, Arkansas, USA
Bentley Twp, Bentley, Conway, Arkansas, USA
2016
5 February 2016
Age 77
Death of Willa Deanne Spears in Hanford, Kings, California, USA
Hanford, Kings, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 April 1939
    Event Place: Oppelo, Conway, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bentley Twp, Bentley, Conway, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 February 2016
    Event Place: Hanford, Kings, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Armona, Kings County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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