Nita Sue Spiegel

Age 73 of Fairfield went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at Mercy Hospital Fairfield after a short battle with cancer. She was born on December 11, 1936, in Jackson, KY, to the late Garland and Lillian (Watkins) Callahan. Nita was a member of North Fairfield Baptist Church. She attended Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, and retired from Procter and Gamble in 1993. Famous for her passion for Bible study, travel, and Civil War history, particularly Robert E. Lee, Nita frequently taught classes, visited Confederate monuments, and examined brochures for travel possibilities. She will be lovingly missed by her sons Douglas (Thais) Miller, Brentwood, TN; Steven (Lisa) Miller, Hamilton, OH, sister Dolores (Carl) Swanson of Virginia Beach, VA and sister-in-law Patricia (Arno) Wilson, West Harrison, IN. She is also survived by six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Edward Lee Spiegel of Fairfield, OH; and brothers Billy Ray Callahan and Michael Lynn Callahan, both of Jackson, KY. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, January 17, 2010, at the Avance Funeral Home and Crematory, 4976 Winton Road, Fairfield. The service is scheduled at Avance Funeral Home for Monday, January 18, 2010, at 10 a.m. with Pastor Mark Wilson officiating. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the North Fairfield Baptist Church Memorial Scholarship, 6853 Gilmore Road, Fairfield Township, OH 45011.

Visitation

2-4 p.m., Sunday, January 17, 2010, at the Avance Funeral Home

Service

10 a.m., Monday, January 18, 2010, also at the funeral home