Kelly
Heard
was born
February
6, 1926
in
Boling,
Texas
the last
of four
children
born to
Grant
and
Minnie
Davenport-Heard.
He grew
up in
the
community
of his
birth
and
attended
public
school
along
with his
sibling,
family
and
friends.
At an
early
age he
united
with
Shiloh
Baptist
Church
where he
was
baptized.
He was
united
in Holy
Matrimony
to
Mackie
B.
Spradley.
There
were no
children
from
this
union.
He was
an
employee
for ILA
Local 24
and
worked
there
for 26
years
before
retiring.
Kelly
and
Mackie
B. moved
to Bay
City,
Texas
and
united
with
Enterprise
Baptist
Church.
There
Kelly
served
as an
usher.
In July
of 1959
Kelly
and
Mackie
B. moved
to
Houston.
There
Kelly
worked
in the
Brotherhood,
Usher
Board,
and
Sunday
school
and was
in
charge
of
making
sure
people
were
safely
parked
on the
church
grounds.
He
worked
where
ever he
was
needed
in the
church.
He died
October
8,
2007.
His
favorite
statement
when
asked
how he
was
doing,
“Happy
as a
Mockingbird”.
|
Kelly Heard |
Mackie B. Spradley-Heard |
MACKIE
B.
SPRADLEY-HEARD
SUNRISE:
November
11,
1928
SUNSET:
April
24,
2016
Mackie
B.
Heard
was
born
November
24,
1928,
the
older
of
two
children,
to
Jessie
Mae
Brown
and
Jordan
Spradley
in
Boling,
Texas.
In
school,
she
was
smart,
athletic,
and
creative.
She
played
on
the
basketball
team
and
continued
to
love
the
sport
throughout
her
life.
She
graduated
as
the
Valedictorian
of
her
senior
class
from
New
Gulf
High
School.
As a
young
woman,
she
developed
a
great
eye
for
fashion
and
the
art
of
home-making.
She
was
very
particular
and
loved
everything…just
right.
She
would
use
those
God-given
gifts
to
support
her
in
life.
She
attended
the
Wharton
County
Junior
College,
where
she
studied
Homemaking,
which
was
one
of
the
few
choices
of
study
for
African
American
women
during
that
time.
She
made
Domestic
Service
her
career
choice
and
would
continue
to
work
for
over
40
years.
Mackie
B.
fell
in
love
and
was
swept
off
her
feet
by
Kelly
Heard.
The
two
were
joined
in
Holy
Matrimony
in
July
1948.
They
initially
resided
in
Bay
City
and
moved
to
Houston
in
1959.
To
this
union,
one
precious
daughter
was
born
who
preceded
her
in
death.
Her
cherished
husband
of
59
years
also
preceded
her
in
death
in
2007.
Mackie
B.
was
a
great
cook,
loved
to
travel
and
shop-especially
for
hats!
She
loved
hats!
She
lived
in
active
lifestyle
exercising
regularly
and
enjoyed
fellowship
and
friendship
in
her
walking
clubs,
which
quickly
turned
into
prayer
breakfasts.
Mackie
B.
was
very
active
in
her
walk
with
Christ.
She
was
missionary,
prolific
speaker,
prayer
warrior
and
a
faithful
member
of
the
Heroine
of
Jericho.
She
had
an
exceptional
gift
of
connecting
with
people,
but
especially
young
people.
She
had
a
way
of
becoming
someone’s
mother,
before
they
even
realized
it.
She
would
tell
you,
like
it
is.
Her
presence
will
be
greatly
missed
by
many.
She
leaves
to
cherish
her
memory,
her
immediate
family:
Rev.
Roy
V.
Spradley,
Sr.,
(brother),
Dr.
Mackie
Spradley,
(niece),
Roy
V.
Spradley,
Jr.,
(nephew),
and
Jordan
Dragon
King,
(great
nephew);
extended
family
members,
whom
she
loved
dearly;
Dolly
Thompson,
Carol
Wynn,
Mickey
and
Dorothy
Ables
and
James
Randle;
and
host
of
cousins,
nieces,
nephews
and
friends.
