- Date Of Birth: December 11, 1929
- Date Of Death: December 15, 2012
- State: Mississippi
She was born December 11, 1929 in Detroit, MI to the late Harold and Gladys Winkler but spent most of her childhood and young adult life in Kosciusko, MS.
Jeanette was a longtime member of Broadmoor Baptist Church in Jackson, MS where she served a number of years as a caregiver for the bed babies. In 2006 she moved her membership to Oakdale Baptist Church in Brandon, MS and was active in the “Misfits” Sunday school class.
Survivors include her devoted husband of 63 years, Robert L. Speir of Brandon, her son Lee and wife Paula and their daughter Christina Speir of Dallas, TX, and son Art Speir of Atlanta, GA; also her brother Herman Winkler and his wife Mary of Brandon.
The Speir family expresses thanks and gratitude to the staffs at “Brandon Nursing & Rehab” in Brandon and “Hospice Ministries” in Ridgeland for their loving care and support – especially to her special sitter and caregiver Tammy Dortch.
