By Message Staff
FAIRVIEW ALPHA, La. (LBM) – Nancy Spears, a member of Fairview Baptist Church in Fairview Alpha who in late March tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019, died Sunday, April 19. The cause of death was not immediately announced.
According to a post from her husband, Wayne, a retired Louisiana Baptist pastor who now serves as CEO of Abbie Lane Retreat Ministry in Coushatta, a non-denominational 80-acre retreat facility for ministers and their wives, she died peacefully.
“She was an awesome wife, loving mother, grandmother and friend to many,” Wayne Spears posted on his Facebook page Sunday. “Our family is grieving but at peace knowing she is home. Please know your many prayers were not in vain. God is still good, kind and gracious.”
Wayne Spears said a funeral service will be held June 27, 11 a.m., at Fairmont Park Church in La Porte, Texas, followed by a memorial service at Fairview Baptist the next day at either 4 or 5 p.m.
The services are scheduled in June in anticipation that the restrictions against gatherings of more than 10 people will have been lifted in both states by that time.
“Thank you for the love, support, and care you have shown me and my family during this most difficult time in my life,” he said. “By the way, my mother, Rosie Spears, passed away 23 years ago on this same date.”
Matt Endris, pastor of Fairview Baptist, expressed appreciation for the prayers during this difficult time.
“Mrs. Nancy was a faithful servant of the Lord and inspiration to many,” Endris told the Baptist Message. “We will miss her at Fairview Baptist. Please continue to pray for her family.”
