- Date Of Birth: May 18, 1929
- Date Of Death: August 23, 2020
- State: Michigan
Lorraine Joyce Spears died Sunday, August 23, 2020 in Waddell, Arizona. She was born May 18, 1929 in Kalamazoo, MI, daughter of George and Marie (Cam) Hayward. She had been a Kalamazoo area resident for most of her life and was employed with W.L. Molding for 20 years.
Lorraine was a member of Comstock United Methodist Church. On October 19, 1946, Lorraine married Ray Spears who preceded her in death on July 15, 2002. She was also preceded in death by her parents; six siblings, Doris, Dick, Russell, Carl, Dorothy, and Nancy, son-in-law, Earl Cosby and her loving companion Norm Stewart. Lorraine is survived by six children, Gerald (Sandra) Spears of Marcellus, Patricia (Daniel) Phelps of Surprise, AZ, Susan Cosby of Portage, Linda (Mark) Hunt of Goodyear, AZ, William (Kimberly) Spears of Schoolcraft, and Kenneth (Flora) Spears of Oshtemo; 16 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; sister, Shirley (Ron) VanNess; and several nieces and nephews.
