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Fonda Spaits Wallen

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[May 12, 2021]  ATLANTA - Fonda (Spaits) Wallen, 87, returned to be with our Lord on May 2nd, 2021.

Service: Private

Funeral home:  Quiram Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta

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Fonda (Spaits) Wallen, 87, returned to be with our Lord on May 2nd, 2021.

Fonda was the third child of Ruben and Mae Spaits born on July 15th, 1933 in Atlanta, Il.

Fonda married John Gilbert of Atlanta, and had three children, Jeff Gilbert (Martha) of Overland Park, KS., Janet Gough (Larry) of New Buffalo, MI., and Susan Stumpf (John) of Chicago, IL.

Fonda Grew up on the family farm outside of Atlanta, IL. and helped her mother in the production of butter, cream, eggs and other farm products. She would then go with her mother on Saturdays to deliver their farm to table products to regular customers in the area.

Fonda had a tremendous work effort and drive to succeed and was passionate in the study of Bible. She loved spending time on her special screened-in porch her son-in-lawn Larry built for her in Michigan when she went there in the summer.

 

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Fonda raised her family in Decatur, and worked as an ICU nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital and then as a real estate agent for Brinkoetter Realtors. Fonda then served as a House Mother for several sororities at Southern Methodist University, San Diego State University, University of Missouri and Missouri State University.

Fonda is survived by her brother, Marshal Spaits of Athens AL., her three children, seven grandchildren: Lindsay VanGelderen, Neville Gough, Rachel Klein, Kaitlin Thornton, Emily Rogler, John Stumpf and Danielle Stumpf. Grandma Fonda also is survived by14 great grandchildren.

Fonda will be enturned at the Atlanta cemetery in a private ceremony under the direction of Quiram Peasley Funeral Home.


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