Richard Alvin Spencer

Richard Spencer

COOLVILLE—Richard Alvin Spencer, 87, of Coolville, OH, passed away Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 at Camden-Clark Medical Center.
He was born April 1, 1932 in Chester, OH, son of the late Kirtley and Tressie Meadows Spencer. Richard was a member of the Alfred United Methodist Church, a U.S. Army Veteran serving in the Korean War, a 1952 graduate of Olive-Orange High School and he retired from Gavin Power Plant. He was also an avid basketball and baseball player and enjoyed farming.
He is survived by his wife, Florence Boyles Spencer; 2 sons, Tim Spencer and Dan and Sheila Spencer; 3 grandchildren, Kirt, Danielle and Tiffany Ann (Ryan); 2 great-granddaughters, Lydia and Brooke Butcher; a brother, Virgil and Barbara Spencer and 2 sisters, Mildred Holter and Mary Jane Osburn.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 6 brothers and 2 sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2019 at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville, OH, with Pastor John Frank officiating. Burial will follow in the Tuppers Plains Christian Cemetery,
Visitation will be held at the funeral home Tuesday, from 6-8 P.M.
You are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh.com