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On Nov. 23, 2020, Sheila Marie Spears went to be with the Lord. She was a life-long resident of Bogalusa. Sheila was an out-going, free-spirited soul who left a mark on anyone she came in contact with.

She is survived by her mother, Charlene Mitchell and step-father, John Mitchell; her father, Glenn Spears, and his fiancée, Rhonda Heck; five siblings, Melissa Spears (Kyle Gendron), Glenn Spears (Cierra Johnson), Zachary Spears, Hayden Gaiser and Christopher Taylor; her paternal grandmother, Delois Hall; her maternal grandmother, Lillie Taylor; a niece, Paisley Spears; a special aunt, Charlotte Taylor; and special cousins and friends, Mona Woodward, Taylor Branch, Kyra McMillan, Justin Wheat, Kaylyn Bankston and Railynn Taylor.

Sheila was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Lloyd Spears Sr.; her maternal grandfather, Claude Taylor Jr.; three aunts and uncles, Glenda Spears, Billy Ray Taylor and Kisha Davis; and two nieces, Cameron Bankston and Marleigh Lee.

Visitation will be Monday, Nov. 30, from 5:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Brown-McGehee Funeral Home. Visitation will resume on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 10 a.m. with the service starting at noon. Interment will immediately follow at Ponemah Cemetery in Bogalusa.