NORTH MANCHESTER – Lavonne L. Spiece, 86, of North Manchester, died at 4:10 a.m. Aug. 2, 2011, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.
She was born Sept. 22, 1924, in Fort Wayne, to Cecil L. and Gertrude Miller Merrick. On Nov. 18, 1944, she married Walter “Whitey” Spiece Jr., who died Oct. 7, 1987.
She worked at Honeywell, Wabash, and later was a pharmacist assistant at Key Pharmacy and Don’s Pharmacy, both in North Manchester. She graduated from Roann High School in 1942.
Surviving are a brother, Richard (and spouse Dorothy) Merrick, Wabash. She was preceded in death by a son and a brother.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.
Calling is one hour prior to services Thursday at the funeral home.
***** Memorials may be made to the North Manchester Public Library, 405 N. Market St., North Manchester, IN 46962; or Peabody Caring Circle, 400 W. Seventh St., North Manchester, IN 46962.
