Audie Simpson Spell (1937 - 2012)

Born 1 Apr 1937 in Herrings Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Bell (Jones) Spell — married about 1961 (to 25 Sep 2010) in Sampson, North Carolina, United States

Died 21 Jan 2012 at age 74 in Clinton Twp, Sampson, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Audie Simpson SPELL was born^[1][2][3] 01 Apr 1937 in Herrings Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States. He is the son of Rassie Spell and Lyda Tyndall.

He passed away^[4][5] 21 Jan 2012 in Clinton Twp, Sampson, North Carolina, United States. He is buried at Center Baptist Church Cemetery Garland, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA.

Mr. Audie Simpson Spell, 74 of 2380 Tomahawk Hwy, Harrells died Saturday in Sampson Regional Medical Center, Clinton, NC.

Mr. Spell, born in Sampson County, was the son of the late Rassie Nixon Spell and Lydia Tyndall Spell and the widower of Mary Bell Jones Spell. In addition to his wife and parents, he was also preceded in death by two sons, Ricky Spell and Jeffery Spell, a grandaughter, Tiffany Nichole Spell, a sister, Allena Edge, four brothers, Donnie Spell, Williford Spell, R.B. Spell, and Maurice Spell, two step-sisters, Diana Tew and Shirley Naylor and his Step-mother, Alma Thornton Spell. He was a member of the Center Baptist Church and a retired farmer.

He is survived by two sons, Lenny Ray Spell and wife Michelle, Mark Wayne Spell and wife Della all of Harrells, three sisters, Brenda S. Hall of Hope Mills, Olarease S. Holloway of Fayetteville, and Elderene S. Carter of Wallace, four brothers, A.E. Spell and Elbert Spell both of Clinton, Welton Spell of Wallace and Tonnie Spell of Fayetteville, three grandchildren, Amanda Spell, Lenny Ray Spell, Jr. and Mark Wayne Spell, Jr. three step-brothers, Burince Melvin of Kinston, Jerry Melvin of Clinton and T.J. Melvin of Hope Mills.

The family received friends 6-8pm, Tuesday evening, January 24, 2012 at the funeral home in Clinton.

The funeral services were held at 3pm, Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at the Royal-Hall Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ricky Wood officiating.

Burial was made in Center Baptist Church Cemetery.

Children:

• Ricky Simpson Spell (1962–1969)
• Jeffrey Cleo Spell (1966–1967)

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7D7P-TZMM : 11 February 2019), Rassie Nixon Spell in entry for Aaudre Simpson Spell, 1 Apr 1937; citing Birth, Herring, Anderson, Texas, United States, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102504788.
2. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC7N-DWS : 8 December 2014), Rassie Nixon Spell in entry for Aaudre Simpson Spell, 01 Apr 1937; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 24, p. 286, Sampson, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM8Y-LQK : 19 May 2014), Audie S Spell, 21 Jan 2012; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM8Y-LQK : 19 May 2014), Audie S Spell, 21 Jan 2012; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPR-V69N : accessed 15 September 2019), Audie Simpson Spell, North Carolina, United States, 26 Jan 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Duplin Times, The, born-digital text.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW3T-RY1 : 28 July 2019), Audie Spell in household of Rassie Nixon Spell, Honeycutts Township, Sampson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82-11, sheet 19B, line 78, family 303, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2972.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5V-1JBP : accessed 15 September 2019), Mr Audie Simpson Spell, Clinton, North Carolina, United States, 23 Jan 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #84161212

Acknowledgments

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