Estelle Spaner aka Terri Stevens
(August 27, 1932 – September 06, 2024)

A Baton Twirler specializing in rings of fire in her youth, and a dancer as well as a dance instructor for the Linkletter studios later. She appeared on the Linkletter TV show with her students numerous times. Stevens joined the “Actors Studio” along with her husband Marvin where she met and became lifelong friends with Estelle Gettty, later of the Golden Girls. She appeared in an off broadway interracial love story, a groundbreaker at the time. After moving to Florida with second husband Gene Stevens she launched Jack and Jill Studios, an at home baby photography business, a novel concept at the time and quickly grew it into the largest of its kind inclunding specialties such as high end racehorses catering to thoroughbred breeders and publishing a racetrack themed newspaper called Post Time USA. In her 70’s she joined the Florida Follies dancing and twirling at the many shows around South Florida. She is survived by her 3 sons, 5 grandchildren, nieces and nephews as well as 7 great grandchildren.

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