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          Rosa Nell Speer Powell passed away this morning at the age of The last of the Speer siblings, Rosa Nell was preceded in death by her parents, Mom and Dad....

          Rosa Speer

          Musical artist

          Rosa Nell Powell (née Speer; September 22, 1922[1] – May 16, 2017)[2] was an American southern gospel singer who sang with the well-known Speer Family.

          Nashville, TN — Rosa Nell Speer Powell passed away this morning at the age of The last of the Speer siblings, Rosa Nell was preceded in death by her.

        1. Rosa Nell Powell was an American southern gospel singer who sang with the well-known Speer Family.
        2. Rosa Nell Speer Powell passed away this morning at the age of The last of the Speer siblings, Rosa Nell was preceded in death by her parents, Mom and Dad.
        3. We are sad to hear the news of the death of Rosa Nell Speer Powell today.
        4. Rosa Nell Speer Powell was born on this day ( May 16, ) She was the original pianist and lead singer with the legendary Speer Family, and was inducted.

          5. She was born in Double Springs, Alabama, the second child (and oldest daughter) of George Thomas "GT" Speer and Lena (née Brock) Speer[3] (known to most people in Southern gospel music as "Dad" and "Mom" Speer), who led and helped found the family group.

          Speer began singing with the group at age 3, and eventually became the singing group's pianist. Along with her parents, she performed with her brothers, Jackson Brock and Ben Lacy, and sister, Mary Tom.[4][5] She continued to perform with the group/family until 1948, when she left to get married.[4] Eventually Speer-Powell would return decades later to perform sporadically with the group (till its end in 1997),[6] and sometimes with the Gaither Homecoming Series as well.&#