Former Tennessee school board chairman and father-of-three, Kinney Spears, is charged with murder in death of his wife
Kinney Spears, 51, has been charged with criminal homicide in the death of his wife, 50-year-old Donnita Spears
Donnita, a deputy clerk in the Houston County Clerk’s Office was found inside the family’s home outside Clarksville, Tennessee, Saturday
Spears couple had been married since 1995 and had three children and three grandchildren
Kinney Louis Spears was a county school board member for seven years before resigning last August
Kinney Spears, an avid hunter, was arrested after his wife’s body was found inside their Erin, Tennessee, home on Saturday
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says in a news release 51-year-old Kinney Spears was charged with one count of criminal homicide after in the death of his wife of 23 years.
50-year-old Donnita Spears, deputy clerk in the Houston County Clerk’s Office. was found dead on Saturday at their home in the 1800 block of Barber Highway in Erin, outside Clarksville
The statement did not say how Donnita Spears died. Autopsy results are pending.
Kinney Louis Spears, the former chairman of Houston County’s school board, was arrested over the weekend and charged with killing his wife.
![Donnita Spears [left], Kinney Spears [right] and their children 1 .png](https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Donnita-Spears-left-Kinney-Spears-right-and-their-children-1-.png?resize=620%2C805&ssl=1)
Kinney Spears [right] has been charged with criminal homicide in the death of his wife, Donnita Spears [left]. The couple seen [photo with two of their grandchildren] have three children and three grandchildren
On May 13,Kinney Spears [right], posted a photo of his wife, along with a gushing caption that read: ‘Donnita your the greatest thing in my life my best friend’
Kinney Spears was a county school board member for seven years before resigning last August, citing unspecified health issues.
The Spears had been married since 1995 and had three children and three grandchildren.
On May 13, the 51-year-old husband posted a photo of his wife, along with a gushing caption that read: ‘Donnita your the greatest thing in my life my best friend an u gave me my 3 boys An now we have 3 grandchildren HAPPY MOTHERS DAY our life is because of you love u to moon an beyond.’
Other photos of Kinney Spears’ social media account suggest that he is an avid hunter.
He was being held at the Houston County Jail on $100,000 bond.
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