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Earl Spinner Obituary
Mr. Earl Spinner departed this life Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at his residence, 3780 Peter's Creek Road, Big Island. He was born June 30, 1930, to the late Caroline Watkins Spinner and Sandy Spinner.
He was preceded in death by two children, James Earl and Nancy Spinner; four brothers, Allen, Clifton, Walter and Sandy Spinner Jr.; and three sisters, Catherine Scott, Maria Moss and Maryatte Browley.
Earl confessed to Christ at an early age and joined the Reed Creek Baptist Church and later moved his membership to the Sharon Baptist Church.
He leaves to cherish his memory a lovely wife, Helen Spinner; 15 children, nine boys, Wallace and Jerry Spinner of Lynchburg, Shelwood Spinner (Joyce) of Monroe, Charles Spinner of Bradenton, Fla., Milton Spinner (Tammy) of Buena Vista, David, Arceno, Percy and Kenny Spinner (Crystal) all of Big Island; four girls, Jackie Stewart (Wallace) of Bradenton, Fla., Dorothy Brown (Mike) of Buena Vista, Lisa Spinner (John) of Madison Heights and Barbara Helm (Edgar) of St. Petersburg, Fla.; 24 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; one brother-in-law, Albert Scott of Big Island; three sisters-in-law, Katie Spinner of Lynchburg and Louise Spinner and Mary Tuner Spinner of Big Island; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
A special thanks to the Hospice nurses that worked with Earl.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, at Sharon Baptist Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. His remains will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service. The family is receiving friends and the cortege will assemble at 3780 Peters Creek Road, Big Island.
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Natalie Hartwill-Harris
November 16, 2009
I just recently found out that Earl was gone. I didn't even know he had been sick. Whenever I would come home, I always loved seeing his smiling face, usually walking from the river where he would be doing what he loved to do, FISHING! I will miss him, he was a really nice person. His family has my sincere condolence.
Natalie Hartwill-Harris
Randolph Knipp
October 23, 2009
I only knew Earl through personal correspondence and his postings on the Lynchburg News/Advance, but we had a very pleasant and cordial relationship through that forum. Earl will live on in the memory of those who knew him, even those of us who knew him only briefly, for his active contribution to the relationships of men.
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