Jefferson Dale Spangler

Jefferson Dale Spangler LEXINGTON Jefferson Dale Spangler, 85, of Lexington, SC, and formerly of Beckley, WV, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2016. He was born in Cirtsville, WV, August 24, 1930, to the late Jeff Spangler and Valeria Dewitt Spangler. Dale was a member of First Baptist Church of Prosperity in West Virginia and attended Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church in Lexington, SC. He was a retired, longtime employee from the explosives division of DuPont Company in Beckley, WV. Dale was a member of American Legion Post 32 in Beckley, WV, and of the Masonic Lodge in Mt. Hope. He served our country in the United States Army A Company 5th Engineers Battalion during the Korean War. He was also a faithful volunteer for several organizations, including Helping Hands Food Center and the Prosperity Community Center in Beckley. Mr. Spangler is survived by his loving wife of over 60 years, Patty Spangler; sons, Jeff Spangler, James Spangler (Debbie); grandchildren, Jamie and Jacob Spangler; sister, Gale Lilly; brothers, Jerry and Thomas Spangler; brothers-in-law, Frank Aldridge and Bobby Wickline (Ruth Ann); and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Joan Welcome, and sister-in-law, Margaret Aldridge. Service will be held in Prosperity, WV, at the First Baptist Church of Prosperity on Saturday, July 16, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. Visitation with the family will be after the memorial service, in the Fellowship Hall of the church. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes you to treat a loved one to dinner or donate to Leeza's Care Connection, which is a facility dedicated to the caregivers for patients of Alzheimer's located in Irmo, SC. Their website for information is http://www.leezascareconnection.org. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, is assisting the family with arrangements. www.caughmanharmanfuneralhome.net