Individual Details
William Clegg "Bill" Spell
(12 Dec 1914 - 12 Apr 2005)
Bill was listed as living in Carlyss in his sister's (Era Morgan) obituary in Jan 2000.
Funeral services for William Clegg Spell, Sr., 90, of Sulphur, will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, April 15, 2005 from the Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home, 2051 E. Napoleon Street, Sulphur, Louisiana. Burial will be in the Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, Louisiana, under the direction of Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Spell died Tuesday, April 12, 2005 in West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital. Visitation hours will be at the funeral home on Thursday, April 14, 2005 from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. and on Friday, April 15, 2005 from 8:00 A.M. until service time. Mr. Spell was born December 12, 1914 to Columbus and Ruth Spell in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was a native of Ridge, Louisiana and moved to Sulphur in the early 1930's. He was employed by the Calcasieu Parish as a Grade All Operator; he was a cattleman and rice farmer for more than 20 years. During World War II he was employed by Levingston & American Ship Yard in Orange, Texas. He retired in 1977 from the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Honea Spell, one son, Fred Colice Spell, one brother and four sisters. Survivors include, four sons, Patrick Spell and his wife Claudia of Sulphur; Jimmy Spell of Carlyss; Gary Spell and his wife Kathy of Carlyss; William C. "Billy" Spell, Jr. and his wife Annette of Carlyss; two daughters, Belinda Gail Hunt and her husband Marvin, Irma Ogea and her husband Glenn all of Carlyss; two step-sons, George Edward Honea and Robert "Terry" Honea, two step-daughters, Patricia "Pat" Toniette and Emily Sue Hermann, 33 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.mem.com. (Southwest Daily News 13 Apr 2005)
Funeral services for William Clegg Spell, Sr., 90, of Sulphur, will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, April 15, 2005 from the Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home, 2051 E. Napoleon Street, Sulphur, Louisiana. Burial will be in the Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, Louisiana, under the direction of Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Spell died Tuesday, April 12, 2005 in West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital. Visitation hours will be at the funeral home on Thursday, April 14, 2005 from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. and on Friday, April 15, 2005 from 8:00 A.M. until service time. Mr. Spell was born December 12, 1914 to Columbus and Ruth Spell in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was a native of Ridge, Louisiana and moved to Sulphur in the early 1930's. He was employed by the Calcasieu Parish as a Grade All Operator; he was a cattleman and rice farmer for more than 20 years. During World War II he was employed by Levingston & American Ship Yard in Orange, Texas. He retired in 1977 from the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edna Honea Spell, one son, Fred Colice Spell, one brother and four sisters. Survivors include, four sons, Patrick Spell and his wife Claudia of Sulphur; Jimmy Spell of Carlyss; Gary Spell and his wife Kathy of Carlyss; William C. "Billy" Spell, Jr. and his wife Annette of Carlyss; two daughters, Belinda Gail Hunt and her husband Marvin, Irma Ogea and her husband Glenn all of Carlyss; two step-sons, George Edward Honea and Robert "Terry" Honea, two step-daughters, Patricia "Pat" Toniette and Emily Sue Hermann, 33 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.mem.com. (Southwest Daily News 13 Apr 2005)
Events
| Birth | 12 Dec 1914 | Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA |  | ||
| Marriage | Bef Jul 1942 | Sadie Lee Duhon | | ||
| Marriage | 14 Nov 1960 | Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, LA - Edna Marie LeDoux | | ||
| Death | 12 Apr 2005 | Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, LA | | ||
| Burial | 15 Apr 2005 | Big Woods Cemetery, Edgerly, Calcasieu Parish, LA | |
Families
| Spouse | Sadie Lee Duhon ( - ) |
| Child | William C. "Billy" Spell ( - ) |
| Child | Charles Patrick Spell (1942 - ) |
| Child | Fred Colice Spell (1944 - 2005) |
| Child | James Arin "Jimmy" Spell (1946 - ) |
| Child | Garry Lynn Spell (1949 - ) |
| Child | Belinda Gail Spell (1951 - ) |
| Child | Irma Jean Spell (1961 - ) |
| Spouse | Edna Marie LeDoux (1921 - ) |
| Father | Columbus Aaron "Bud" Spell ( - ) |
| Mother | Ruth Lee Perry (1879 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Etty Spell (1901 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Clovis Fayne Spell (1904 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Gussie Spell (1908 - ) |
| Sibling | Era Spell (1910 - 2000) |
| Sibling | May Spell (1912 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Irma F. Spell (1913 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Obituary.
2. Estimated Marriage date.
3. Felton Morgan (Hoffpauir Family Association CD).
4. Obituary.
5. Obituary.