Anita Louise (Mowrer) Spillman, 70, of Olney, went to be with her Lord  Thursday, November 1, 2012, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital while surrounded by her loved ones.  Funeral services at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney with Brother Bob Terrell and Brother Joe Taylor officiating. Burial at Crest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery in rural Claremont.

Mrs. Spillman was born April 14, 1942, in Olney, the daughter of Everette Mowrer and Frances Read. She married Marlin Dale Spillman on October 21, 1960, in Sumner. He preceded her in death on September 9, 2012.

Anita graduated from East Richland High School in 1960. She was a stay-at-home mom until 1975, at which time she began her career in various bookkeeping and banking positions. Anita retired from Lincoln FBFM in 2008 and became a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters. She was a lifelong member of Church of Christ. There was nothing she cherished more than watching her grandchildren in their various activities and accomplishments.

She is survived her son, Dale Spillman and wife Dotti, of Olney; daughter, Regina Mitchell and husband Perry, of Claremont; son, Roger Spillman and wife Cheri, of Olney; brother, Kurt Mowrer and his wife Barbara, of Warsaw, Mo.; brother-in-law, David Spillman and his wife Earlene, of Olney; brother-in-law, Philip Spillman and his wife Mary, of Olney; brother-in-law, Jerry Spillman, of Olney; brother-in-law, Terry Spillman and his wife Debbie, of Flora; sister-in-law, Frances Brown and her husband Lester, of Bridgeport; sister-in-law, Patricia Walker and her husband Terry, of Olney; sister-in-law, Janice Varner and her husband Bob, of Olney; sister-in-law, Judy Ray and her husband Mike, of Bridgeport; sisters-in-law, Janice Spillman, of Olney, Pam Spillman, of Olney, Carolyn Spillman, of Manhattan, Kan., and Connie Mowrer, of Omaha, Neb.; seven grandchildren, Bayli and Emma Spillman, of Olney, Brandon, Brock, and Bryce Mitchell, of Claremont, and Jordan and Alyssa Spillman, of Olney; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Anita was preceded in death by her parents, Everette and Frances Mowrer, and her husband of 52 loving years, Marlin Spillman.

Published in Olney Daily Mail (IL)