#AMERICUS -- Walter Guy Spann, 87, of Plains died Saturday, June 9, 2012. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains with Dr. Dan Ariail officiating.
#The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, and at other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Short near Plains.
#A native of Webster County, Mr. Spann was the son of the late Walter Franklin Spann and Ada Brooks Spann. On his father's side, he was a descendant of two of the founding families of Webster County.
#He was the valedictorian of the last graduating class at Weston High School in 1942 before school consolidation. He later studied at the Coyne American Institute in Chicago.
#A resident of Plains for the past 63 years, he was one of the leading farmers in the community and a Baptist.
#He was married on Dec. 14, 1950 to Gloria Carter Spann of Plains. They were avid motorcyclists, and together toured all 48 contiguous states on bike.
#Mrs. Spann preceded him in death on March 5, 1990.
#Survivors include three sisters, Anita S. Dillard, Melba S. Clements and Frances S. Short (Jack), all of Americus; several nieces and nephews; great-nieces and nephews; great-great-nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.
#AMERICUS -- Walter Guy Spann, 87, of Plains died Saturday, June 9, 2012. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 at Lebanon Cemetery in Plains with Dr. Dan Ariail officiating.
#The family will receive friends at Hancock Funeral Home from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, and at other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Short near Plains.
#A native of Webster County, Mr. Spann was the son of the late Walter Franklin Spann and Ada Brooks Spann. On his father's side, he was a descendant of two of the founding families of Webster County.
#He was the valedictorian of the last graduating class at Weston High School in 1942 before school consolidation. He later studied at the Coyne American Institute in Chicago.
#A resident of Plains for the past 63 years, he was one of the leading farmers in the community and a Baptist.
#He was married on Dec. 14, 1950 to Gloria Carter Spann of Plains. They were avid motorcyclists, and together toured all 48 contiguous states on bike.
#Mrs. Spann preceded him in death on March 5, 1990.
#Survivors include three sisters, Anita S. Dillard, Melba S. Clements and Frances S. Short (Jack), all of Americus; several nieces and nephews; great-nieces and nephews; great-great-nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.
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