Willie D. Spencer || Obituary

Willie D. Spencer, 84, of the Hopewell Community, passed away November 18, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Tuesday, November 22, 2022 in the chapel of Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Sanders and Trevor Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery with Donald Daniel, Ronald Daniel, JD Daniel, Brad Spann, David Swint and David Harris serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Spencer, Billy Don Spencer, Darren Spencer, Paul Ray Spencer, John Mark Spencer, Jeffrey Spencer, Adam Spencer, Jason Spencer, Waylon Spencer, Micah Spencer, Clay Spencer, Jay Spencer, Steve Birdsong, Kyle Dickerson, Jesse Farnsworth, Scott Farnsworth, Drew Miller, Dennis Lee and James Taylor.                                                                                                                             

Family will receive friends one hour prior to funeral in the chapel.

Mr. Spencer was born on August 2, 1938 in Lamar Co. a son of Jeff and Bonnie Morley Spencer. He was a member of Powderly Church of God, Hopewell Volunteer Fire Dept. and was a welder and an employee of Tractor Supply Associate and was still working until his health would not allow him to work.  He loved fishing and gardening.

He married Roxie Spann on December 5, 1959 in Lamar Co. She preceded him in death on April 2, 2020. He was also preceded in death by his parents, a son Timmy Spencer, granddaughter, Sarah J. Spencer, brothers, George, Bobby, Joe and Frank, and a sister, Margie.

Mr. Spencer is survived by children, Stanley Spencer and wife Liz, Rebecca Spencer Sanders and husband Mark; daughter-in-law, Willie M. Spencer who cared for him; grandchildren, Jessica Spencer Martin and husband Trevor, Kaelene Spencer , Dylan Spencer and wife Sarah and Levi Nichols; great-grandchildren, Nathaniel, Jeremiah, Christina, Hosea and Roxie; brothers, QB, Ray, Fred, Ralph, Ronnie and Lonnie; sisters, Daisy, Faye, Katherine, Emma, Linda and Carolyn.