Richard Glenn "Bud" Spencer, 88, of Conover passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Abernethy Laurels in Newton. Born Nov. 20, 1923 in Catawba County, he was the son of Robert Alexander Spencer and Eva Gantt Spencer. Bud was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served during World War II. He was a retired upholsterer and foreman in the furniture industry. He loved to garden. Mr. Spencer was a lifelong member of Concordia Lutheran Church in Conover. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Genola Teague Spencer; son, Marion Glenn Spencer; brothers, Franklin Spencer and Pete Spencer; sisters, Martha Spencer, Rena Spencer, Myrtle S. Winters, Zula S. Rockett, Mary S. Justice and Thelma S. Smith.
A Service of Remembrance will be held Sunday, March 4, at 2 p.m. at Concordia Lutheran Church with the Revs. A. Mark Schudde and Michael O. Kane, and Vicar Steve Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Conover City Cemetery with military rites by Newton American Legion Post #16. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. this evening, Saturday, March 3, at Drum Funeral Home in Conover.
A Service of Remembrance will be held Sunday, March 4, at 2 p.m. at Concordia Lutheran Church with the Revs. A. Mark Schudde and Michael O. Kane, and Vicar Steve Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Conover City Cemetery with military rites by Newton American Legion Post #16. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. this evening, Saturday, March 3, at Drum Funeral Home in Conover.
Richard Glenn "Bud" Spencer, 88, of Conover passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Abernethy Laurels in Newton. Born Nov. 20, 1923 in Catawba County, he was the son of Robert Alexander Spencer and Eva Gantt Spencer. Bud was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served during World War II. He was a retired upholsterer and foreman in the furniture industry. He loved to garden. Mr. Spencer was a lifelong member of Concordia Lutheran Church in Conover. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Genola Teague Spencer; son, Marion Glenn Spencer; brothers, Franklin Spencer and Pete Spencer; sisters, Martha Spencer, Rena Spencer, Myrtle S. Winters, Zula S. Rockett, Mary S. Justice and Thelma S. Smith.
A Service of Remembrance will be held Sunday, March 4, at 2 p.m. at Concordia Lutheran Church with the Revs. A. Mark Schudde and Michael O. Kane, and Vicar Steve Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Conover City Cemetery with military rites by Newton American Legion Post #16. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. this evening, Saturday, March 3, at Drum Funeral Home in Conover.
A Service of Remembrance will be held Sunday, March 4, at 2 p.m. at Concordia Lutheran Church with the Revs. A. Mark Schudde and Michael O. Kane, and Vicar Steve Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Conover City Cemetery with military rites by Newton American Legion Post #16. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. this evening, Saturday, March 3, at Drum Funeral Home in Conover.
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