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Obituaries : * Opal Spellins; Seamstress, Ventura Resident

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Opal Spellins, a longtime Ventura resident, died Monday at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura after a brief illness. She was 69.

Spellins, who was born Aug. 18, 1925, in Hartman, Ark., moved to Ventura from Oklahoma City in 1955.

She was a seamstress and enjoyed spending time with her family and traveling, her daughter said.

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She was preceded in death by her husband, James Spellins; her eldest son, Gary Wayne Spellins; and a granddaughter, Leslie Ann Spellins.

She is survived by her daughter, Deanna Leiser of Ventura; two sons, Larry Spellins of Ventura and Allen Spellins of Camarillo; nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura, with Msgr. Patrick J. O’Brien officiating.

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In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Arrangements are being handled by Joseph P. Reardon Funeral Home, Ventura.

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