Jan Spell

Janet Pate Spell, 64, of Statesville, NC passed away Sunday, May 26, 2013, at Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast, Concord, NC. Born May 31, 1948 in Clinton, NC, she was the daughter of the late Richard Norwood "Pinky" Pate, Sr. and Marie Sessoms Pate. She was a graduate of Clinton High School and the Moses Cone Hospital X-Ray program in Greensboro, NC. On February 9, 1969 she was married to Harry Clifton Spell who survives. She worked at Moses Cone Hospital as an X-Ray Technician, also at Baptist Hospital, Birmingham, Ala., and Fulton County Hospital, Atlanta, GA. Her long lasting career has been that of homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother. Jan grew up Presbyterian by faith but had attended First Baptist Church in Statesville. She enjoyed playing Canasta, spending time with her family and grandchildren and helping people through the Iredell Cancer Fund of which she was a founding member. In addition to her husband of 44 years, Jan is survived by two daughters, Anna Marie Spell Blount (Christopher) of Statesville, Mary Susan Spell Ricks (Geoffrey) of Davidson, NC, a son, Peter (Pete) Clifton Spell and fianc