Jay Spencer's Obituary
Jay Warren Spencer, Jr., son of Jay Warren and Lotus Lillie Henry Spencer, was born, April 27, 1917, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He departed this life, Friday, October 5, 2007, in Ozark Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Osage Beach, Missouri, at the age of ninety years, five months and eight days. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Paul Spencer and Winston Spencer; and a granddaughter, Kathleen Kitchen. He is survived by his loving wife of sixty-seven years, Marie B. Spencer, of the home; a son, David A. Spencer and his wife, Carol A., of Bloomingdale, Illinois; a daughter, Rose Sorensen and her husband, Robert A., of Camdenton, Missouri; three grandsons, Jay D. Spencer of Florence, Arizona, Jacob D. Spencer of Aurora, Illinois, and Michael E. McAllister of Kalamazoo, Michigan; a great-granddaughter, Anna M. Mitchell, of Camdenton, Missouri; a sister, Lotus Williams, of Huntington Beach, California; and other relatives and friends. He lived most of his life in the Kansas City, Missouri area. He worked as a streetcar operator and later began a career in sales for Rockwell International. After his retirement from Rockwell in 1983, he and his wife retired to the Lake of the Ozarks. He was a Shriner and was active in the Shrine in Kansas City and the lake area. In his free time, he enjoyed doing handy-man projects. He made a profession of faith and followed the Methodist faith. Jay was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and accomplishments and will treasure the memories he created for his family and friends. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 12, 2007, in the Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home Fireside Room. Services are under the direction of Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Camdenton, Missouri. Memorials to the Shriners Hospitals for Children may be made through the funeral home.
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