William "Bill" Spease, 74, of Naylor, Mo. passed away on Sat. Jan. 2, 2016 at his home.
Mr. Spease was born on Jan. 23, 1941 in Shell Lake, Wisconsin. He worked as an electrician and enjoyed fishing, hunting, and trapping. He was a member of the American Legion at Naylor, IBEW in Jonesboro, AR. and VFW in Doniphan, Mo. He was also a member of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Oxly, Mo. Bill served in the U.S. army and served in Germany through the years of 1960-1963.
He is survived by his children, Sonya Spease of Pine City, MN., Mark Spease & wife Tammy of Fairdealing, Mo.;Barbara Norman & husband Randy of Stringtown; one sister, Jane Brown; grandchildren, Justin Norman, Joshua Norman, Daniel Harp, Andrew Harp; great-grandchildren, Savannah Harp, Halie Harp, Devin Harp, Alex McVaney, Kyle Harp, and Kaedyn Harp.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles William Spease and Dorothy Paffel Spease; one brother, Robert Spease and one grandson, Jeffrey Harp.
A Memorial Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Jan. 5, 2016 at Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel with the memorial service beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel. Bro. Kevin Murray will be officiating.