Carol Jean Spies

Carol Spies passed away peacefully Monday, August 26, 2019, at the age of 90 in Spokane. She was born in Marlin at her grandparents' home on September 25, 1928 to George and Lille Starkel. She had four younger siblings: Gloria, Jerry, Joyce and Josephine (Tyke). She attended school in Marlin and graduated in 1946. She spent one year at Whitworth college.

She married Herbert Spies on April 10, 1949. They lived and farmed in the Marlin area where they raised their three daughters, Janice, Lynette and Dixie. As a homemaker, Carol especially enjoyed gardening, sewing, crocheting and knitting. Her...