Shontay Spears

July 14, 1978 - July 25, 2018

Shontay Nicole Spears was born July 14, 1978 in Nashville, TN to the parents of L. T. Brown and Annie Spears. She departed this life Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN. Shontay accepted Christ at an early age. Shontay was educated in the Nashville Davidson County schools, she was employed with Seniors Helpers until her health failed. Shontay was a very loving outspoken person, who Loved her two daughters, Shorontay and Roneqwua more than anything, she loved shopping, getting manicures & pedicures, hanging with her sister Tori but, most of all she Loved going to Boyce Street Missionary Baptist Church. Shontay was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Mr. James H. Lockridge and Mrs. Beatrice Spears Lockridge of Nashville, TN; paternal grandparents, Mr. Charlie Brown and Mrs. Hattie Mae Brown of Bolivar, TN. Those left to cherish her memories are loving mother, Mrs. Annie Spears and father, Mr. L. T. Brown, both of Nashville, TN; children, Shorontay and Roneqwua Hayes, both of Nashville, TN; sister, Tori Brown; brothers, Tremaine (Jasmin) Spears, Lamar (Vanessa) Brown, Courtney Brown, Tevin Barney, Randy (Deyunni) Carter and Christopher Beard, all of Nashville, TN; nieces and nephews, Heaven and Truth Brown, Nyla and Brandon Guthrie; aunts, Pamela Phelps, of Lavergne, TN, Andrea Carney of Nashville, TN, Lisa Walker of Hickory Valley, TN and Patricia Brown of Bolivar, TN; uncles, Willie (Gail) Hodges, of Tupelo, MS, Bobby Hodges and Darrell Lockridge, of Nashville, TN, John (Terry) Harris, Chicago, IL, Charlie Jr (Faye) Brown, Whiteville, TN, Percy (Dee Dee) Brown, Bolivar, TN, Jessie (Yolanda) Brown, Nashville, TN, Paul (Felica) Brown, Bolivar, TN and Jame (Monique) Brown, Nashville, TN; devoted cousins, Tamika Brown, Kenyatta & Karita Howard, Nancia Guy, Chetika Collier, Shanika Spears, Terry Hodges Jr, Patricia Hodges, Chermain Vaughn, Roderic & Robert Gains, Jackie Jones, Tyrell Gale, Ryan Pipkins and Ladonna Crawley; dear devoted friends, Ms. Julia Alford; friend, Meka Hawkins; and a host of other relatives and friends.