Barbara Speller

Barbara Jean R. Speller CHESAPEAKE - During the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010, the Angel of Silence took our beloved wife, daughter, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, Barbara Jean Ray Speller. Mrs. Speller was born in Portsmouth Sept. 20, 1947, the daughter of Bernice Spellman and the late Allie Ray. Mrs. Speller was reared by her father, the late Ernest Spellman. Mrs. Speller was educated in the Chesapeake public school system. She was employed with the Norfolk Naval Supply Center for 17 years. In 1987, she was employed with the Norfolk Ford Assembly Plant where she retired after 20 years of service. Mrs. Speller leaves to cherish her memory, her loving and devoted husband, Roosevelt Speller; mother, Bernice Spellman; children, Antionnette Jamison, Jarocka Jamison and Andrew Jamison(Tracy) and Ronnie Speller; grandchildren, Jade, Christopher, Jarocka, Justin, Jashad and Jevon; great-grandchildren, Jaishon and Kayla. She is survived by six brothers, two sisters, four brothers-in-law, and seven sisters-in-law. She is also survived by a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by two brothers, Kermit and Perry Ray and a sister, Ernestine Jones. A service of victory for Barbara Speller will be held Oct. 21, at noon in St. Stephens Pentecostal Holiness Church, 128 Welch Lane, Chesapeake. Burial will follow in Roosevelt Memorial Cemetery, Chesapeake. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. in Metropolitan Funeral Service, 120 W. Berkley Ave., Norfolk. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.metropolitanfuneralserivce.com.