Susan Maureen (Lung) Speer passed from this life on June 5, 2002, in Oklahoma City.  Her memorial service was held on June 8 after which her remains were transported to Boswell where they were interred.  She was preceded in death by her son, Greg Nino; her brother, Victor Lung; her father, Vic Lung; and her grandmother who raised her, Mrs. Alabama (Crowder) Skaggs. 

Susan is survived by her husband, Ira Speer; a daughter, Eileen (and Kenny) Derheim of Denison, Texas; a son, Stacey Nino, Boswell; many former classmates; and friends.  Since his retirement in Oklahoma City, Ira has returned to live in Boswell.

Susan was a retired high school mathematics and Spanish teacher. 

Comment--Jessie Hamill Fondy

There are many things I remember about Susan because she was one of my best friends.   Although we attended school together just one year (8th grade), we remained friends throughout the rest of her life.  Not only was she my friend, she was a friend of my family and spent many days and nights in my home.  Susan became privy to some of our "unique language" that no one knows but "just the family."

Every thing that Susan did, she did with gusto!  She loved to laugh--boy, did she ever--to play softball, to do anything that was competitive, to sew, to quilt, to learn something new, to visit, etc., ad infinitum.  We had plans we had made much earlier for things we wanted to do together after we both retired.  Susan did many things, most of them exceptionally well.  One of the things she did when she was living in Venezuela was to teach herself shorthand in Spanish so she could get a job and become more independent.