Mrs. Maxie Spears

March 9, 1933 - May 18, 2015

Mrs. Maxie Lee Roach Spears, 82, of Royston, GA passed away Monday, May 18, 2015, at the Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA. Mrs. Spears was born in Royston, GA on March 09, 1933, daughter of the late Knox C. Roach and the late English Jordan Roach. She was a health care provider having worked with Georgia Regional Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Spears was a member of the Red Hat Society and was a member of the Zidon Baptist Church in Royston, GA In addition to her parents, Mrs. Spears was preceded in death by her husband, Charles M. Spears; sons, Wayne "Blinkey" Spears and David Reed Spears; brothers, William "Bill" Roach, Boyce Roach, and Belton Roach; sisters, Ruby Barnette, Faye Roach, Reba Roach, and Rachel Roach. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Randy and Beth Spears of Royston, GA and Terry and Rachel Geter of Clermont, FL; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren; brother, Johnny Bruce Roach of Royston, GA. Funeral services for Mrs. Spears will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at the Zidon Baptist Church with Rev. Vernon Dorminey and Mr. Terry Geter officiating. Interment will follow in the Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery in Carnesville, GA. The family will receive friends at Pruitt Funeral Home from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening and Mrs. Spears will be placed in the church at 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning. The family is at the home of Randy and Beth Spears. Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.