Obituary of Deana Spataro

Funeral services for Deana Lynn Spataro, age 45, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Wesley United Methodist Church with Rev. Paul Pogue officiating. Interment will follow at Nelta Cemetery with Jake Spataro, Aaron Spataro, Timmy Henderson, Dustin Speed, Rodney Forbes, Tracy Littrell, Matt Walker and Troy Stonaker serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Tanner Stonaker, Cody Townsend, Chea Townsend, Mandy Stonaker, J. J. Forbes, Jason Forbes, Lawson Forbes, Mason Littrell and Dalton Littrell. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Deana passed away Sunday, September 30, 2012 at her residence. Deana was born on June 26, 1967 in Arlington, TX the daughter of Wendell Garland Stonaker and his wife Mary Stonaker. She married Frank Spataro on March 9, 1991 in Sulphur Springs, TX. He survives. Deana was a Mortgage banker and a homemaker. Other survivors include her father; daughters, Sirena Speed and husband Dustin of Sulphur Springs and Magan Henderson and husband Timmy of Birthright; sons, Jake Spataro and Aaron Spataro of Sulphur Springs; sisters, Cameil Littrell and husband Tracy of Paris, Emily Stonaker; brothers, Troy Stonaker and wife Robin of Sulphur Springs, Rodney Forbes and wife Ginger of Mt. Vernon and Jason Forbes and wife Wendy of Sulphur Springs; grandfather, Garland Stonaker of Bonham; grandchildren, Harley Speed, Hannah Speed and Eisley Henderson. She was preceded in death by her son, Nathan Spataro, mother, Jimmie Stonaker, grandmother, June Stonaker and nephew, Brian Stonaker. Memorials may be made to the United Way, P. O. Box 735, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483; American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org; or to Hopkins County Leadership, P. O. Box 347, Sulphur Springs, Texas 75483. Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home. www.westoaksfuneralhome.com