Charlottesville, Virginia
The Reverend Charles B. "Chuck" Spivey Jr.
The Reverend Charles B. "Chuck" Spivey Jr., 83, of Charlottesville, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 24, 2009.
Reverend Spivey was born on March 22, 1926, in Raeford, North Carolina, to the late Charles B. Spivey Sr. and the late Eunice Baker Spivey. After high school, Chuck enlisted in the United States Navy and served during World War II from 1944 until 1945. Upon his discharge, he attended Old Dominion and the College of William and Mary and later, when called to the ministry, Duke Theological Seminary.
Reverend Spivey served in the United Methodist Ministries from 1960 until 1964 at Parkside United Methodist Church in Portsmouth, Virginia, from 1964 until 1969 at Capron United Methodist Church in South Hampton County, Virginia, from 1969 until 1977 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Danville, Virginia, from 1977 until 1984 at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Christiansburg, Virginia, from 1984 until 1988 at Springfield United Methodist Church in Springfield, Virginia, and from 1988 until 1994 as District Superintendent of the Rappahannock District, based in Urbanna, Virginia; retiring in 1994 to Charlottesville, Virginia.
After his retirement he was very active at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Lions Club, Kiwanis Club, Ruritan Club, Masons and the Scottish Rites.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded by a son, Laurence "Larry" C. Spivey.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years whom he married April 8, 1950, in Portsmouth, Virginia, Peggy Q. Spivey of Charlottesville; a son, Mike Spivey and his wife, Liz, of Afton, Virginia; three sisters, Gertrude McClenney of Chesapeake, Virginia, Irene Lockstamphor of Waynesboro, Maryland, and Barbara Anne Lankford of Chesapeake, Virginia; five grandchildren, Sarah, Lauren, Julia, Jessicia and Kathryn; two great-grandchildren, Luke and Kalli; and a daughter-in-law, Pamela "Pam" Spivey of Charlottesville.
The family will receive friends from 11:30 until 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 1500 East Rio Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901, where the funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. conducted by the Reverend Chris Fuss and the Reverend Thomas Coffman.
Following the funeral service the family will have a reception at the church and family and friends will gather by 2:45 p.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at Holly Memorial Gardens for the committal service.
Family and friends may sign the guest register at teaguefuneralhome.com.
This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.
Charles officiated my wedding to Ray Cohoon in 1962 at Parkside UMC in Portsmouth, Virginia. I was 19 and am 81 now. I just decided to look him up since my church disaffiliated fromthe UMC and I am one of the leaders of a plant church. Just was wanting to tell him about this and saw that he had passed.
Judy Sims Cohoon
January 06, 2024 | Currituck, NC | Acquaintance
Mike, Liz and the Spivey Family - Our sincere condolences on the loss of your dad. May the Lord comfort and bless you and your family during this difficult time. De Colores!
Michael & Sheree Frazier
December 28, 2009 | Ruckersville, VA
What a great loss for such a wonderful man. I worked with "Spivo" for may years and loved him very much as well as the entire family. He is now with son Larry and what a reunion they must have had. My thoughts and prayers are with the family for strenght and wellness during the days ahead.
I will see you soon. With sympathy and love
JIll, Steve & Caroline Davis
December 28, 2009 | Deltaville, VA
Peggy, Mike and all the Spivey family, Don and I are so very sorry for the loss of Chuck. He was truly a good man. He had a big heart, a generous nature, a keen sense of humor, a lively mind and an infectious smile. The world was a better place for having him in it.
It is surely harder to deal with this loss during Christmas time, but it is also a time when we are focused on the truth that God gave us his Son so that we could have eternal life in Heaven. Chuck reminded us of...
Wesley and Don Harrison
December 28, 2009 | Oakton, VA
Chuck was more than a good man and pastor..he was a friend. I know that he is at peace and joyously reunited with Larry. May God grant the entire Spivey family the grace, courage and peace you need to remember the joy that Chuck brought into your life! Love, Will
Will Langley
December 28, 2009 | Gum Spring, VA
A Reminiscence
YES, thou art gone! and never more
Thy sunny smile shall gladden me;
But I may pass the old church door,
And pace the floor that covers thee.
May stand upon the cold, damp stone,
And think that, frozen, lies below
The lightest heart that I have known,
The kindest I shall ever know.
Yet, though I cannot see thee more,
'Tis still a comfort to have seen;
And though thy transient life is o'er,
'Tis sweet to think that thou hast...
Jessica Rosson
December 26, 2009 | Char, VA
