Cora Hand

September 12, 1920 - April 16, 2014

Cora Nell (Spillars) Hand, 93, of Duncanville, TX passed away on Wednesday; April 16, 2014 in Dallas. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00AM, Friday, April 18th at Day Funeral Home Chapel in Madisonville. Dr. Troy Brooks will officiate and the burial will follow in The Madisonville City Cemetery. Cora (who was known to her family as “Sister”) was born on September 12, 1920 in Normangee to J.D. (Dee) and Sudie (Stewart) Spillars. She was a resident of Corsicana for several years. She moved back to Madisonville in 2006 and lived here for seven years prior to relocating to Duncanville to be close to her son. While living in Madisonville, she was a member of The First Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with her sisters who also lived in Madisonville. Cora was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Mickey Hand; and her brothers, J.D. Spillars, Jr. and Norman Spillars. Cora is survived by her son, Mike Hand and wife, Jannelle; her brother, Melvin Spillars; her sisters, Era Berrier, Vera Standley, Velma Jaap and Betty Gilbert; 4 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.