Earnestine Creech Spivey

Earnestine Creech Spivey 71 of Bartow passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Born in Kinston, Alabama on October 14, 1940 she was a lifelong resident of Bartow. Earnestine worked as a Nurses Aid for Polk General Hospital in Bartow before becoming a Math Tudor for the Polk County School System for a period. She then worked for the Ametek Gauge Company in Bartow for fourteen years. Earnestine also was a Hospice volunteer and a Polk County Elections Poll Worker for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband James "Randall" Spivey. She is survived by her son Terrill Spivey of Bartow; daughter Celeste Hendley and husband Kenny of Ocilla, GA. Three brothers Willie Ray Creech of Haines City, V.J. Creech of Connersville and Douglas E. Creech of Bartow. Five sisters Voncile Barnes of Bartow, Betty Sue Walker of Avon Park, Ruby Nelle Simmons of Bartow, Delores Owens and husband Bobby of Bartow and Debbie Owens and husband Larry of Rebecca, GA. Six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A visitation will be held Friday, Feb. 17th from 6-8pm at Whidden-McLean Funeral Home in Bartow. Funeral services will be held on Sat. at 11am at the Apostolic Church of Willow Oak. Burial will follow in Wildwood cemetery in Bartow.