Jean Spicer Harrell

Jean entered this life on May 3, 1912, in Madison, Indiana. She was the daughter of the late John Louis & Myrtle Tewell Spicer. She had resided nearly all of her life in Jefferson County and was a 1930 graduate of Madison High School. She graduated from Cumberland College in 1932. She was united in marriage on August 11, 1934 in Dupont, Indiana to Joseph Emerson Harrell. To this happy union arrived a son and three daughters to bless their home. She was a devoted farm wife and mother. She taught music to all 7th and 8th grade students in the Madison schools for one year. She received her B.S. of Education from Hanover College in 1960 and her M.S. of Education from Indiana University in 1962. She enjoyed teaching for 18 years at Central now known as Ryker's Ridge Elementary for the fifth and sixth grades. Jean was a member of the Dupont Baptist Church from 1934-1945 and then she became a member of the Wirt Baptist Church. At Wirt Baptist she faithfully taught Sunday school for many years. She also served as the church organist & pianist from 1945-2009. She enjoyed playing for many funerals and weddings over her musical career. In her teenage years she enjoyed the challenge of playing the pipe organ at First Baptist Church in downtown Madison for Sunday services. She enjoyed helping with the 150th and 175th Anniversary Pageants of Wirt Baptist Church. She enjoyed being a musician, writing poetry, painting and was an accomplished artist and writer. She was proud to have published two books: Harbert's Creek - Wirt Baptist Church and Echoes of Harbert's Creek (poetry book). She sang faithfully in the "Music Valley Chorus" (Sweet Adelines) and served as a docent for the Jefferson County Historical Society Railroad Station. She was also a member of the Jefferson County Homemaker's Club, participating in Jefferson County 4-H, the Jefferson County Retired Teacher's Association and the Indiana Retired Teacher's Association. Jean will be remembered as a gracious lady, who was warm, caring and faithful to any task or person with whom she came in contact. She will be greatly missed by her family, her community and her church. Jean died Wedneday, June 9, 2010 at 10:26 a.m. at her home near Wirt, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY her loving son: John H. Harrell & his friend: Norma Supplee of Madison, Indiana; her loving daughters: Emogene Carter & her husband: Harold G. of Bloomington, Indiana, Marcia Kay Davis & her husband: Daniel of Terrace Park, Ohio, Denise Sue Hurst & her husband: Timothy of Westfield, Indiana; her loving grandchildren: H. Kent Carter, R. Kelly Carter (Viviane), Tonya Noel Tomiyoma (Tokahiro), Dr. Melissa Ann Coburn, Maria Lynn Coburn, Carrie Elizabeth Thompson (Steve), Christy Rachel Davis, Lydia Joy Davis, M. Samantha Walker (Jason), JoAnna R. Bauer (Kyle), & David Hurst; her loving great grandchildren: Dr. Kile Joseph Carter (Lindsey), Joel Arthur Carter, Miranda O'Shields (Chris) & Bailey Thompson; her loving great great grandchildren: Caitlyn Grace O'Shields & Logan Riley O'Shields; several nieces, nephews & other relatives. Jean was preceded in death by her parents: John Louis & Myrtle Tewell Spicer; her husband: Joseph Emerson Harrell died: October 8, 1985; her sister: Helen Jenkins; her brother: Harold Spicer; her great grandchild: Logan James Walker. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 14, 2010 at 12:00 Noon, by Pastor Troy Hedges at the Wirt Baptist Church, 4773 North 350 West in Wirt, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens near Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Sunday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana and Monday from 10:00 a.m. until time of the service at the Wirt Baptist Church, 4773 North 350 West in Wirt, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Jean Harrell Teaching Scholarship. Cards are available at the funeral home.

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