Hayes Funeral Home
P.O. Box 387
Elba, Alabama 36323
Ph. Number (334) 897-2225

Jo Ellen Spainhoward age 83, a resident of Elba, Alabama passed away Sunday, November 9, 2025 at her home.  Funeral services will be held at Hayes Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, November 13, 2025 beginning at 11:00 AM with Rev. Dewey Emfinger officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Hayes Funeral Home. Visitation will be at Hayes Funeral Home on Thursday, November 13, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Mrs. Spainhoward is survived by her best friend and caregiver, Dorothy Loretta Spainhoward of Elba, Alabama, along with two grandsons, Wayne Spainhoward (Ashley), Elba, Alabama, and Donald Wayne Spainhoward, Jr. (Shea), Springfield, Tennessee. She also leaves behind a brother, Glen Lunsford of Elba, and three great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Aubrey J. Spainhoward, by two sons, Ronald Gene Spainhoward, and Donald Spainhoward, along with her parents, Inez and Fred Lunsford.
Hayes Funeral Home of Elba, Alabama is serving the Spainhoward family.