Lucinda Paradise Spivey, 75, of Quitman passed away Friday, September 2, 2005 at the Presbyterian Home after a lengthy illness.

Memorial services were held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, September 7, at the Quitman United Methodist Church with Rev. Jay Roberson officiating. Private family services will be held at a later date in Lincoln County, Ga.

Born in Washington, Georgia on December 1, 1929, she was the daughter of Dewitt Talmadge and Betsy Flanigan Paradise. She attended public schools in Lincolnton, Georgia, graduating in 1946. She was accepted by North Georgia College and graduated with a BS degree in Biology in 1950. She was married to Benjamin Grice Spivey in New Orleans in December 1950. She was a homemaker and also employed as a medical technologist in the hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas as well as Brooks County Hospital, and Colquitt Regional Center in Moultrie, Georgia where she retired in 2001. She was a member of the Quitman United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by a son, Bruce Grice Spivey; a sister, Carolyn Paradise Jackson, and her parents, Dewitt T. and Betsy Flanigan Paradise.

Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Benjamin Grice Spivey of Quitman, two daughters, Beverly (Chris) Jennings of Newnan, Ga., Laura Spivey of Nellysford, Va.; a son, Russell (Penny) Spivey of Cochran, Ga.; a daughter-in-law, Susanne Long Spivey of Tallahassee, Fla.; two sisters, Mary Rogers of Augusta, Ga., and Betsy Prince of Maxeys, Ga.; and six grandchildren.

Floral tributes will be accepted or contributions may be made to Quitman United Methodist Church or to st. Paul United Methodist Church in Lincolnton, Ga.

Maxwell-Miller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.