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Algene Spence Yeatman

Mrs. Algene (Jeanie) Spence Yeatman, age 79, of 111 Glenfield Drive, Dunn, NC, died Sunday, July 11, 2010, at her home.

Mrs. Yeatman was born December 15, 1930 in Portsmouth, VA, the daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Hubert Talmadge and Vera Self Spence and is preceded in death by her husband, Roy Donald Yeatman, son, John R. Yeatman, a brother, The Rev. Dr. O. T. Spence, and a sister, Willett Ball. Mrs. Yeatman was music teacher for many years and played the organ in several local churches.

A funeral service was held Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Cromartie, Miller and Lee Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Herbert Carter and Rev. Mr. Chris Dawson officiating.

Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery.

Surviving include: a son, Hubert D. and (wife) Gail T. of Dunn; daughter, Sallie Y. and Russell A. Thomas of Dunn; five grandchildren, John and Heather Thomas, Sara, Jamie and Rachel Yeatman; niece, Sharman Williams and (husband) Ken of Clayton; special friend, Peggy Alphin.

The family received friends Tuesday evening July 13, 2010 from 6–8 p.m. at Cromartie Miller and Lee Funeral Home in Dunn, NC.

[Editor's Note: I am grateful to Janice Robinson Russ for this obituary. I understand that the Rev. Mr. Joe Arthur sent it to Janice.

Here is what Janice wrote: I forgot to ask if you received the following obit for Jeanie Spence. She was the youngest child of Hubert T. Spence (sister of Talmadge Spence) and attended the National Church in DC until her marriage to Roy Yeatmann, then moved to Dunn, NC. Don't know if you remember her. She was an excellent organist and worked for a music company in downtown DC for a number of years. I don't know how many people are still around who remember the Spence family. Joe Arthur sent me the obituary--I guess it is from the Fayetteville News & Observer (or Raleigh).

Yes, I knew Jeanie Spence. As I recall I saw her at Gospel Tabernacle in Dunn, NC, and talked with her after the death of her brother, Talmadge Spence. My parents, Hugh Henry and Julia Payne Morgan knew Hubert and Vera.

I am confident that many of my readers will remember Jeanie Spence. She was a talented and gifted musician and a brilliant woman.]