Rebecca (Beckie) Carleen Spann returned to her Heavenly Father on April 15.
Beckie loved karaoke, whether it was in the car, at the bar, in a friend’s garage or just at the house. She also loved to create things, ranging from sewing Halloween costumes and baby blankets, to scrapbooking and beading. She loved helping with school projects, and she loved to cook even more. She especially loved to make pizzas and gingerbread houses with all the kids throughout the years.
Wyoming was her home and she loved every piece of it. Fishing was one of her favorite pastimes, and she always hoped to get a good catch. The mountains were her favorite place to be in the summer. She loved to pack up on a whim even if it was just to enjoy the drive with all the scenery and wildlife and spend a few hours around a campfire. She loved to stop and take pictures of the beautiful sunsets. She always said that it was the one of the reasons she lived here.
Beckie was a strong, creative, caring and selfless woman with a large heart, destined for the large family she was blessed with.
She was born Aug. 23, 1967, to Eldon Stugart and Lila Nackos in Los Angeles; her memory lives on with them.
She is survived by her loving husband and high school sweet heart, R.T. Spann, who dedicated his life to her, even before they were married on June 7, 1993. They later were sealed in the Mt. Timpanogos temple in Utah on Jan. 15, 1997.
She is survived by her father, Eldon Stugart and his wife Katie; her mother, Lila Nackos; her sisters, Shannon, Nikki, Tatyana and Tracey; and her brothers, Donnie and David.
She is also survived by her children, to whom she was always willing to lend a listening ear or a shoulder to cry on: Tom and Autumn Spann, Zane and Jayliene Spann, Jonna and Jonny Burkett, Ryan and Valerie Spann, Melinda Stugart, Kali Chatwin, Tracy Robertson and Harley Spann. She is also survived by her grandchildren with whom she always enjoyed spending time and watch grow: Andi, Garrett, Jaxxin, Angelo, Kaya, Averie, Kallie, Jakolby, Matthew, Jeffery, Kaylub and Anna.
With such a large family, she was still able to accept more into her heart. She loved her nieces and nephews and cared for them like her own, and she had the opportunity to meet her birth family, the Adams family, where she found three brothers and a sister. She even found a place for all the friends who her children brought home and left the house calling her “mom.”
When her father remarried and they brought another sister to the three she already loved, she never hesitated to hold both arms open. She lived for her family which is exactly how she intended her life to be. She will live on through the countless memories she gave each and every one of us.
She was greeted at the gates by her grandfather, Nick C. Nackos; and her grandparents, John Stugart Jr. and Stella M. Eckhardt-Stugart; her birth mother, Ada Adams; and brother Blaine Adams.
Funeral service will be held at noon on Saturday, April 21, at the Lyman LDS Chapel. A viewing will be held one hour prior to services.
Condolences and guest book at www.crandallfhevanston.com.
