Celebration of life services will be held Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Crowville First Baptist Church for Marilyn Annette Sinclair Spearman, 84. Visitation for the family will be held from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., with visitation for friends from 10:30 a.m. until noon. Services will follow at 1 p.m. at the church with burial at Crowville Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Dennard First National Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Annette was born Oct. 23, 1937, and passed away May 1, 2022. Annette was born to proud parents, Shelby L. and Edna Mae Sinclair, the youngest of nine children. She was raised in Baskin, La., graduating from Baskin High School in 1956. She was a Southern Baptist. Her favorite scripture was Psalm 23, and her favorite song was "Amazing Grace". Annette was married to C.L. Leonard July 4, 1956, for 14 years, to this union four children were born, Susan, Diane, Larry and Lee Ann Leonard. She married James Ray Spearman July 3, 1976, and moved to El Paso, Texas, later moving to Des Moines, Iowa; Carlsbad, N.M., and Ashdown, Ark. She worked in insurance and banking for many years. After retiring in 1985, she and James worked for Corps of Engineers as volunteers for the State and National Park Service in Mountain Home, Ark., Padre Island National Seashore, Padre Island, Texas, and in Grainger, Texas. In 1992, Annette and James returned home to Crowville, where they enjoyed raising catfish in their ponds. In 2017 due to declining health, she moved in with her daughter Lee Ann in Brandon, Miss. Of all of the milestones in her life, she was most proud of the achievements of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed spending time with her family, reading cookbooks, cooking, working in her flowers, gardening, snuggling with her pets and fishing. Her favorite foods were coffee, chocolate, ice cream and Diet Coke. She was preceded in death by her parents, Shelby L. and Edna Mae Sinclair; husband, James Ray Spearman; two infant brothers, Ansel and Wayne Sinclair; her brothers and their wives, Russell and Doris Sinclair, Willard and Laverne Sinclair, Delmus and Liz Sinclair; her sisters and their husbands, Bernice and Lloyd Roberts, and Jean and Ramage Milby; her sister-in-law, JoAnn Clement and her daughter-in-law Deborah Leonard. She is survived by her children, Susan and Bobby Kitchell of Crowville, La., Diane and Jeff Sylvester of West Monroe, La., Larry Leonard of St. Francisville, La., and Lee Ann Leonard of Brandon, Miss.; sister Joyce and Sharon Chapman of Delhi, La.; grandchildren Paul and Whitney Kitchell of Joplin, Mo., Mike and Becca Kitchell of Shreveport, La., Lauren and Preston Mokris of Pinehurst, N.C., Shelby and Kyle Keyes of West Monroe, La., Audrey Leonard and Roy King of Brandon, Miss., and Mason and Caroline McAdory of Clinton, Miss.; great-grandchildren Henry, Ben and Lainey Kitchell of Shreveport, La., and Elijah and Elliott King of Brandon, Miss.; brother-in-law Lynn Clement of Crowville, La.; her Williamson double-first cousins and their families, beloved nieces, nephews and cousins, her Crowville First Baptist Church family and cherished friends. Pallbearers will be sons-in-law, Bobby Kitchell and Jeff Sylvester; grandson, Mason McAdory; and nephews Ramage and David Milby, and Dwain Clement. Online condolences may be made at www.dennardfirstnational.com

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