David Richard Spencer Sr, 65, a resident of Tullahoma, TN passed away on
Sunday, July 24 2016 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville. Graveside
services are scheduled for Wednesday, July 27 at 10 AM at Fredonia Cemetery
in Manchester. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, July 26 from 5
–
8 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
A native of Tullahoma, Mr. Spencer was the son of the late Leslie Leon
Spencer Jr and the late Shirley Dishman Spencer. He was a supervisor at
Custom Frames in Tullahoma where he worked for many years. He enjoyed
tinkering and repairing used lawn equipment. His favorite pastime was
being with his family and playing with his grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Gentry Spencer of Tullahoma; seven
children, Leslie Groce and her husband Waid, Niki McGehee and her husband,
Mike, David Spencer and his wife, Selena, Crystal Tipps, Kim Smith and her
husband, Barry, Patti Skipper and her husband, Michael and Tina Newlin and
her husband, Kyle; one sister, Carolyn Adams and her husband, Raymond; one
brother, Claude Spencer and his wife, Pat; sixteen grandchildren, Alexis
and Dalton Cook, Brandi and Chris McGehee, Paige and Lexie Spencer, Tyler,
Taylor and Torey Ocheltree, Spencer Springer, Ryan, Connor, Blake and
Ashley Smith, Haleigh Skipper and Cara Newlin and one great grandchild,
Graeson McGehee.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial donations to be made
to Mended Hearts, Inc., c/o Blanche Smithers, 520 Jamestown Road,
Cookeville, TN 38501.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.