George D. Spillman

Funeral services for George "Dwain" Spillman, Sr. will be held on Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Dr., Shreveport, Louisiana. Burial will follow at Forest Park West Cemetery in Shreveport. A visitation will be held Wednesday, July 15, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Officiating the service will be Pastor Mel Campbell.

Dwain was born on April 13, 1944 in Natchitoches, Louisiana to George and Bobbie Spillman and departed this life and went to be with his Lord and savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, July 11, 2026.

Dwain became a certified dental technician in his early adult life. He started work as a delivery/pickup for Gaignard Dental Lab as a teenager. After a few years, he went to work at Crown Dental Studio for then owners, Bill Bradford and Francis Warnock. He worked there for a long period of time. He became a co-owner for a small lab with Ralph Spears for a few years. He later went into business with Darrell Kimball and named their  Diamond Dental Studio. After they separated, Dwain became sole owner of Dwain's Dental Studio for over 30 years. He was highly respected for the product he produced or created for the dentists he worked for.

Dwain also enjoyed vegetable gardening and raising compost worms. He enjoyed teaching several classes on raised bed gardening and making worm compost beds at Louisiana Nursery in Keithville. His favorite classes were teaching at the DeSoto Parish libraries for adult and children classes.

Dwain was a 32nd Degree Mason. He was a longtime member of Landmark Masonic Lodge #214 of Keithville and past member of Hap Arnold Masonic Lodge #457 of Shreveport. He was a past master of both lodges and held various other positions.

Dwain was a longtime member of the Ark-La-Tex Herb Society having served as President and Vice President in the earlier years. He had many precious friends in the club and enjoyed our annual plant sale fundraiser helping work and in the past helping travel with the group to pick up plants in East Texas for the sale. He recently was selected as a lifetime member.

After moving to DeSoto Parish, Dwain started attending a First Thursday Men's Prayer Group led by Tom Gatti. He rarely missed and was greatly blessed! He also attended a First Saturday Men's Prayer Breakfast led by Butch Stroud. He also was blessed!

Dwain was preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd George Spillman and Bobbie Rashall Spillman; his brothers, Ed, Randy, Danny and Rickey; and his sister, Brenda Spillman Moseley.

He is survived by his wife and soulmate of 63 years, Nancy Calhoun Spillman; two sons, George Dwain, Jr. and wife, Sherri; Gregory David; three grandchildren, AJ Leach and wife, Tia and their daughters, Ava and Addi, Kessler Spillman Barnes and husband, Steven and their children, Maci, Chloe and Beaux, Tiffany Spillman Foster and her husband, Kaleb and their daughters, Sophia, Daphne and Phoebe Kate; two brothers, Mike (Cheryl) and Keith.

Honoring Dwain as pallbearers will be Richard James, Kaleb Foster, AJ Leach, Steven Barnes, Ronnie Martin, and Keith Bass. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Sam Bozeman, Reggie Roe, James Clements, Tom Gatti, Butch Stroud, Bill Winston, and all the members of Landmark Masonic Lodge #214.