Spiers obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb archives by: Spiers, Linda 29 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Jerry Nelson Spiers, Oklon 17 Apr 1996 Apr 2000 Fred Kopfler Spiers, Oklon, Jr Sep 2013 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 1/29/2008 SPIERS, LINDA A native of Bogalusa, she died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, at her residence near Amite, at age 57. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, on Tuesday, Jan. 29, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Neil Barberio. Interment in Hillsdale Cemetery, Hillsdale. She is survived by her husband, Oklon Spiers, of Amite; two sisters, Peggy Sue Cook, of Amite, and Tamara Lynn Neal, of East Fork; and brother, Steve Joseph Ogima Jr., of Pumpkin Center. Preceded in death by her parents, Steve and Lucille Ogima; sister, Patricia Ann Lambert; and nephew, Christopher Noel Cook. For more information, visit http://www.mckneelys.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Amite Tangi-Digest, Wednesday, April 17, 1996 SPIERS, OKLON Oklon Spiers, died Sunday, April 7, 1996 at Hood Memorial Hospital, he was 85 years old, and a native of Picayune, Miss. Religious services were held at McKneely Funeral Home conducted by Brother Larry Trotter. He is survived by his wife, Blanche Spiers, Laurel, Miss; seven daughters, Pearl Cozzo, Lynda Sharp and Shirley Cox, all of Amite, Mary Dunn, Gautier, Miss., Elaine Rohner, Greensburg, Nell Johnson, Arcola, Diane Geisler, Pensacola, Fla., two sons Oklon Spiers Jr. Hillsdale, Charles Spiers, Amite; a sister, Tempie Dockstader, Kirbyville, Texas; a brother Lemon Spiers, Picayune, Miss; 30 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and 6 great-great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Lois Manning; and two sons, J. P. and Otis Spiers. *************************************************************************** McKneely Funeral Home of Amite and Kentwood, Inc. SPIERS, OKLON, JR. A resident of Hillsdale, died at 10:35 a.m. on Sunday, August 25, 2013 at his sister's home near Kentwood. He was born September 28, 1941 in Picayune, MS and was 71 years of age. He is survived by 6 sisters, Pearl Cozzo, Lynda Miller, Diane DiVisconte, Shirley Cox, Mary Dunn and Nell Spiers; brother, Charles Spiers; numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by wife, Linda Ogima Spears; parents, Oklon Spiers, Sr. and Pearl Miller Spiers; 2 sisters, Lois Manning and Elaine Rohner; 2 brothers, Jackson Philmore "JP" Spiers and Otis Spiers. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Army. Graveside services will be held Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Hillsdale Baptist Church Cemetery. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit www.mckneelys.com. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/spiers.txt