03/09/2022
Rebia Fay Jennings Spratling, 78 of Center, Texas died on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born to the late Ira and Beatrice Gardner Jennings in Center, Texas on May 29, 1943.
Mrs. Spratling is a 1961 graduate of C.H. Daniels High School in Center, Texas. She later attended Valrie Jackson Hurd Beauty and Barber School in Marshall, Texas; she became a licensed cosmetologist. Mrs. Spratling lived in Dallas, Texas and her 2 children. She was a successful cosmetologist in the Dallas area. She moved back to home to Center, Texas after retirement as a cosmetologist. She later worked at Walmart Supercenter in Center for several years.
Graveside service will be on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at Gates Chapel Cemetery at 1pm. Elder Jonwesley Gatlin will be officiating.
She is survived by:
Daughter, Shirlene Spratling Mitchell
Son, Edward Glenn Spratling (Nikole)
3 grandchildren: Maricia Mitchell Christian, Marialle Mitchell, and Kendra Holbert
2 great-grandchildren: Elijah Baldwin and Paris Christian
Visitation is on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Hicks Chapel from the hours of 1pm to 6pm. Committal is at Gates Chapel Cemetery, Shelbyville, Texas.
Due to COVID 19, masks are required during visitation and funeral services. All safety procedures are strictly enforced.
Service entrusted to Hicks Mortuary 804 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Center, Texas 75935. Please visit our website for online condolences at www.hicksmortuary.net.
