Royal Douglas Spurger

Royal Douglas Spurger obituary, Cross Plains, TX

Royal Douglas Spurger

Royal Spurger Obituary

Visit the Higginbotham Funeral Home - Cross Plains website to view the full obituary.
Royal Douglas Spurger, age, 59 of Rising Star, Texas passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
Douglas was born on April 11, 1964, in Mesquite, Texas to the late Alan Westenhoffer and Audrey Faye Lawson-Westenhoffer. Douglas married Canace Nelson on December 22, 2002, in Brown County, Texas. Douglas was a truck driver for many years, when he was not driving, he enjoyed remodeling homes in his spare time. Douglas quit driving to become his wife's full-time caretaker when her health began to fail her.
Douglas was preceded in death in by his parents.
Douglas is survived by his beloved wife of 20 years, Candace Spurger; son, Billy McKenzi; 3 daughters, Ashley Ware; Jessica Tommee; Misty Nelson; 10 grandchildren, Olivia, Amelia, Judd, Abigail, Cooper, McKenzi, Avis, Caden, Camren, and Chase; sister, Delora Spurger.

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Higginbotham Funeral Home - Cross Plains

309 Northeast 4th Street P.O. Box 9, Cross Plains, TX 76443-0009

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