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Obituaries:
Dallas
Morning News, Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Mick C. Spellman, Jr.
SPELLMAN, JR., MICK C. Died August 21, 2006 in Terrell, Texas.
He was born on December 30, 1913, at the family home in Forney,
Texas, where he lived the remainder of his life. He is survived
by a brother, Thomas E. Spellman of Brenham; niece, Mrs. M. A. Kuhn
of Brenham and a nephew, Michael T. Spellman of St. Paul, MN. Mick
graduated from the University of Texas, Austin, in June 1935 and
was immediately employed by the Southern Union (Gas) Company in
Dallas. He worked for that company for almost 42 years, retiring
on January 1, 1977. During World War II he served (1942-1945) in
the U.S. Army Air Force, 8th Air Depot Group, based in British West
Africa. He was a lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church
of Forney and served as church treasurer for over 40 years. He was
also an enthusiastic supporter of the preservation of Forney history
and was the founding patron of the Spellman Museum of Forney History.
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 24, 2006 at
Anderson-Clayton Bros. Chapel with Rev. Jerry D. Griffin and Rev.
Thomas G. Wilbanks officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest
Cemetery in Forney. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m., Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at Anderson-Clayton Bros. Funeral
Home in Terrell. Guest Registry may be signed at:, www.andersonclaytonbros.com
Anderson Clayton 972-524-6417 Terrell andersonclaytonfuneral.com.
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Forney Messenger, Thursday, August 24, 2006
Mick C. Spellman
Mick C. Spellman, a native of Forney, died August 21, 2006 in Terrell,
Texas. He was 92.
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 24, 2006 at
Anderson Clayton Bros. Chapel in Terrell with Rev. Jerry D. Griffin
and Rev. Thomas G. Wilbanks officiating. Interment will be in Hillcrest
Cemetery, Forney. Visitation will be held at 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.,
Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at Anderson-Clayton Bros. Funeral. Memorials
may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 98, Forney,
Texas 75126 or to a charity of your choice.
Mick Spellman was born December 30, 1913, the fifth of six children
of the late Michael and Carrie Huffines Spellman, who were pioneers
of the Forney community.
Spellman is survived by a brother, Thomas Earl Spellman of Sherman;
a nephew, Michael T. Spellman of St. Paul, Minnesota; and a niece,
Mrs. M.A. Kuhn of Brenham. He was preceded in death by his parents
and a brother, Troy Spellman, and sisters Patty and Coreen Spellman,
and Helen L. Wherry.
Mick Spellman graduated from Forney High School in 1931. In the
ensuing years, he graduated from North Texas Agricultural College
in Arlington in 1933 and from the University of Texas at Austin
in 1935.
He was employed by the Southern Union Gas Co. on June 10, 1935,
and was associated witht his organization for the next 42 years.
During World War II, the company granted him a leave of absence
and he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, Eight Air Depot Group,
stationed in British West Africa.
After his retirement in 1977, Mick Spellman enjoyed traveling extensively.
He also took pride in maintaining the ancestral home, built in 1897,
in which he was born and lived all his life.
Mick was a lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church of
Forney, serving as treasurer for over 45 years. He was an enthusiastic
promoter of his community and supported various organizations of
civic improvement and historic preservation. He served on the Kaufman
County Historical Commission and as a member of the Forney Historic
Preservation League. He was honored as the recipient of the Forney
Area Chamber of Commerce 1997 "Citizen of the Year" award.
He was a member of American Legion Post 591 and received a Certificate
of Continuous Membership for having belonged to that organization
for more than 50 years.
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