Nell Gardiner (Turner) Spettel, age 94, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on Monday March 12, 2018. Nell was born April 2, 1923, in Thomasville, Georgia, to Hallie Alexander Turner and Francis Hazelhurst Turner. Mrs. Spettel is a well-known local artist and member of the Columbus Artist Guild, founding member of The Arts in The Park, member of the National League of Pen Women, and National Quota Club, contributor of Friends of Art at Columbus State University, and member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was a past dance instructor specializing in Hula dancing, former Senior Mrs. Lower Chattahoochee Valley, and member of St. Paul United Methodist Church.
A family committal service for Nell will be held Saturday, March 17, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM at Parkhill Cemetery, 4161 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia 31907. Funeral services will occur Saturday, March 17, 2018, at 3:00 PM in Edgewood Hall of Striffler-Hamby, 4071 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia, followed by a reception to celebrate Nell’s life from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM in the Mill Room of Striffler-Hamby, with Reverend Francis Turner, III officiating.
Along with her parents, Nell was preceded in death by: her husband Frank Joseph Spettel, Jr.; sons, Michael Alexander Spettel, Marcus Hutchins Spettel, and Frank Joseph Spettel, III; brothers Hooper Alexander Turner and Francis Hazelhurst Turner, Jr. She is survived by: son James Patrick Spettel; and a daughter-in-law Jane Price Spettel; sister-in-laws Anne Turner, and Ebda Joe Spettel; brother-in-law, Thom Spettel; grandsons, Jimi Spettel, Billy Spettel, and Jonathon Spettel; five great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other family members, and many, many friends.
Flowers are welcome, or those wishing to make a donation in memory of Mrs. Spettel may do so at CSU Foundation, attention Friends of Art at Columbus State University 4225 University Ave. 31907, or The Wynn House of Columbus, 1240 Wynnton Rd. Columbus, GA 31906, or The Columbus Artist Guild. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.shcolumbus.com for the Spettel Family.
