Willa Jean Spears

Willa Jean Spears of Strafford, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 in her home. She was born March 24, 1947 in Springfield. Willa graduated from Hillcrest High School and received a bachelor's degree from MSU. In 1981 she and Richard Spears were married. Willa worked as a tax accountant before retirement. She loved her family, and being a wife, mother, and grandmother was the focus of her life. Willa was a member of North Star Baptist Church in Strafford. Survivors include: Her husband, Richard; five children, Shelley Spears of Springfield, Johnny Schmidt of Springfield, Sherry Potts and husband Chance of Nixa, Stacy Spears of Springfield, and Angie Spears of Springfield; six grandchildren, Tanner Kroutil, Reid Potts, Chloee Kroutil, Alissa Clark, Cross Potts, and Lydia Schmidt; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ed and Jean Spears of Thomasville, Alabama; a sister-in-law, Sandra Crow and husband, Larry, of Thomasville, Alabama; and many nieces and nephews. Willa was preceded in death by a grandson, Landon Potts, a sister, Wanda Bolton, her father Dorsey Farless, and mother and step-father, Alice and Bill Wendt. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, November 21, in Adams Funeral Home, Nixa, with Pastor Mike Denbow officiating. Burial will follow in Delaware Cemetery, west of Nixa. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM Tuesday until service time.