Maxine Marcella Speas

Maxine Marcella Speas passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July13, 2017, at the First Baptist Church in Marshalltown, Iowa with Pastor David Lewis officiating. Public visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa, where family will be present to greet friends. Memorials may be directed to First Baptist Church in Maxines name or Iowa River Hospice Home. For condolences or questions please visit: www.mitchellfh.com. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Maxine and her family. Phone 641-844-1234. Maxine Marcella Gummert was born on November 17, 1923, on a farm 10 miles south of Marshalltown, Iowa; she was the daughter of Wilbur and Ethel (Snyder) Gummert. Maxine attended school in the Ferguson School District and graduated Valedictorian with the class of 1941. On December 25, 1941, Maxine was united in marriage to Paul Owen Speas in Marshalltown, Iowa; they had lived in Liscomb then moved to Marshalltown and Paul passed away in 2004. She had worked at Taylors Maidrite for 5 years and the Iowa Veterans Home for 20 years where she won awards for her work in the Print Shop. Maxine was a member of the First Baptist Church where she was in the Choir and taught Sunday school. She enjoyed photography, ceramics, candle making, and loved to travel. Maxine is survived by her sons, Gary Speas of Sun City, Arizona and Mark (Carolyn) Speas of Richmond, Texas; grandsons; Daniel(Juliet) Speas of Richmond, Texas, Kenneth Speas of Richmond, Texas and Nathan(Karen) Speas of Katy Texas, six great-grandchildren; sister, Doris (Orlyn) Langenbau of Marshalltown, Iowa and brother, Richard Gummert of Weldon, California. In death Maxine rejoins her parents, Wilbur and Ethel, husband, Paul Speas and grandson, Stephen Speas.