Obituary of Kaye Spiva

Graveside Services for Kaye Spiva, 83, Iola, relative of Troup natives, are scheduled for 2:00 pm, Sunday, January 6, at the Pinecrest Cemetery, Troup, with the Reverend Dan Daugherty officiating, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mrs. Spiva died Friday, January 4, in a Bryan hospital. She was born October 25, 1924 in Binghamton, New York to the late George and Bertha Seaman Kaminsky. She had been a resident of Iola since 1985. Mrs. Spiva was a former disk jockey, bowling instructor, artist and sculptor. She also did embroidery and crochet. Mrs. Spiva was also a U.S. Army Veteran and was a Catholic. Mrs. Spiva married Troup native Bruce Spiva, in February 1946. She was preceded in death by her brother and sister-in-law, longtime Troup residents, Leroy and Evelyn Spiva. Survivors include her husband of almost 62 years, Bruce E. Spiva, Iola; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Leon and Eleana Gordon, Houston and Gerald Gordon, Iola; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.