Paul J. Spain
Oct 12 2000 12:00AM

Paul J. "Cracker" Spain, 84, DeWitt, and formerly of Petersville, died
Tuesday at DeWitt Community Hospital.

Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church in Petersville with the Rev. H. Robert
Harness and the Rev. Ed Botkin officiating. Visitation will be from 2
to 8 p.m. today at Schultz Funeral Home in DeWitt. A rosary will be
recited at 4 p.m. today and a scripture service will be at 8
p.m. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.  

Pallbearers will be Vince Spain, Jeff Dunlavey, Joel Dunlavey, Michael
Spain, Jason Spain, Jesse Spain, Daniel Spain, Jeremy Spain, Tanner
Spain and Joey Spain.

He was born April 5, 1916, at Petersville to William and Molly Spain. 

On Feb. 17, 1941, he married Marcella McDonnell at St. Patrick's Villa
Nova. She died March 13, 1985. He then married Delores Watters on
April 26, 1990, at Our Lady of the River Catholic Church in LeClaire.

He farmed near Petersville all his working life, retiring on Nov. 8, 1994.

He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in DeWitt, the
Knights of Columbus, the Welton Fire Department, Clinton County
Extension Council, and the "Procrastinators." He also organized the
Petersville Tractor Pulls for 20 years.

Survivors include his wife Delores; his children, Darrell Spain of
Lost Nation, Paul Leonard Spain of Coal Valley, Ill., Ruthie Spain of
DeWitt, Larry Spain and Terry Spain of Petersville, Steve "Woody"
Spain of Delmar and Mrs. Rita (Pat) Dunlavey of Charlotte;
step-children, Mrs. Mary Therese (Dave) Roling and Joe Watters of
Charlotte, Joann Rehr of Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Mary Catherine (Dan)
Schlader of Lynchburg, Va., Mrs. Mary Ellen (Dave) Plambeck of
LeClaire, Mrs. Mary Jane (John) Vance of Delmar, Mrs. Mary Beth
(Larry) Butt of Clinton, Mrs. Mary Lou (Brian) Finnicum of Camanche,
Mrs. Mary Colleen (Larry) Bartels of Maquoketa; 16 grandchildren;
eight great-grandchildren; 27 step-grandchildren; and 17
step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by five brothers, two sisters, his first wife
and a granddaughter.

Death date: Oct. 10, 2000. 

(C)Clinton Herald 2000 
http://www.zwire.com/news/newsstory.cfm?newsid=961517&BRD=1408&PAG=461&CATEGORYID=410  


Mrs. Paul (Marcella) Spain, 71, of Petersville, died Wednesday, March
13, in DeWitt Community Hospital.

The funeral was conducted Friday morning in Immaculate Conception
Church, Petersville, with the Rev. Edward Dokin officiating.  Burial
was in the church cemetery.

Marcella McDonnell was born Dec. 26, 1913, at Villa Nova to John and
Ella Laughlin McDonnell. She and Paul M. Spain were married Feb. 17,
1941, at Villa Nova. They farmed near Petersville. Mrs. Spain taught
in the rural schools for three years.

Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Ruth Spain of DeWitt
and Mrs. Pat (Rita) Dunlavey of Goose Lake; five sons, Terry and Larry
of Petersville, Darrell of Lost Nation, Paul of Moline, Ill., and
Steve of Delmar; 10 grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. A rose
(Geraldine) Spain of Delmar, Clarita McDonnell of Charlotte and
Mrs. Delores Hale of Iowa City, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by a granddaughter.

DeWitt Observer
March 16, 1985
[Where it says "Mrs. A rose" is how it was printed in the paper,
its apparently a typo for "Mrs. Ambrose"]
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Delores Watters and Paul Spain will be married Saturday, May 26, in a
private ceremony.

Friends and relatives are invited to attend a dance in their honor at
Fairyland Park Ballroom, south of DeWitt on old Hwy. 61, 8:30 pm.m -
12:30 a.m.


De Witt Observer
May 23, 1990