Margaret Spruill

Margaret Harrell Spruill CHESAPEAKE - Margaret Harrell Spruill, 72, died Aug. 27, 2008, in St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Fla. Mrs. Spruill was born in Perquimans County, North Carolina, and was the daughter of the late Bessie Smith Harrell and Joseph "Joe" Anderson Harrell. She was a member of Cradock United Methodist Church in Portsmouth where she was active in the United Methodist Women, Silver Anniversary Circle and Marable Bible Class. Mrs. Spruill was also predeceased by her husband of 48 years, A. Ray Spruill on April 13, 2007. Survivors include her daughter, Beth Spruill Nesbitt and her husband Jim of Tampa; her grandson, Ian Conte, also of Tampa; her three sisters, Mary Julia Parrish and her husband Yates of Edenton, N.C., Eula H. Jordan and her husband Lin of Edenton and Myrtle Whitehurst and her husband Bill of Charlotte, N.C.; her two brothers, Joseph E. "Joe Boy" Harrell and his wife Rosa and William H. "Billy" Harrell and his wife Doris, both of Edenton; and many nieces and nephews. A celebration of Mrs. Spruill's life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Evans Funerals and Cremations Chapel in Edenton. Burial will follow in Beaver Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. They will also receive friends following the burial at the home of Mary Julia and Yates Parrish in Edenton. Friends may sign the online register by visiting www.evansfuneralsandcremations.com.