Aliene C. Spooner

Aliene C. (Sinclair) Spooner Battle Creek Aliene C. (Sinclair) Spooner, age 83 of Battle Creek, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice in Battle Creek. Aliene was born on July 22, 1926 in Fairmont, West Virginia to William D. and Gertrude B. (Bowmer) Sinclair. She moved from Fairmont to Winchester, Indiana with her family in 1944. Then in 1945 she moved to Battle Creek, Michigan. In 1946 she met Ken Spooner and on February 23, 1947 Aliene and Ken were married at the First Congregational Church in Battle Creek. She was employed at the Kellogg Company in Battle Creek. She was a life member of Eastern Star Climax Chapter. Aliene loved gardening, canning and crocheting. She was a member of the Resurrection Power Church in Battle Creek. Aliene is survived by her husband of 62 years, and one daughter, Judy Parlier of Battle Creek. She was preceded in death by her son, Steven K. Spooner in 2004. She is survived by 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren; one brother, Dale T. Sinclair of Battle Creek, Michigan; two sisters, Ruth Ann Slotvik of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and Sharon L. Sinclair of Foley Beach, South Carolina. Memorials may be directed to Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence at 5470 Glenn Cross Road, Battle Creek, MI 49015. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Spencer Family Funeral Home, Athens with Funeral Services to follow at 1:00 p.m. at the Funeral Home with Pastor Michael Sparks officiating. Burial at Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens in Battle Creek. Arrangements by Spencer Family Funeral Home, Athens. www.spencerfamilyfuneralhome.com