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Joe Spears Obituary
Jan. 14, 1920-
Oct. 31, 2007
Joe M. Spears, Jr. passed away Wednesday at the age of 87. He was born in San Benito, Texas to Joe M. Spears and Ethel William Spears. He attended public schools in San Benito and graduated as President of the Senior Class. He graduated from Texas A&M with B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering, and became a Registered Pro-fessional Engineer.
During World War II, Joe Spears served as a Master Sergeant in Europe with the 101st Airborne Division. After Bastogne, he received a battlefield commission. He earned both paratrooper and glider wings.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father and by Laura Nell, his high school sweetheart and wife for 63 years.
He is survived by a son Joe M. Spears, III, (Mac), of Indianapolis and his wife Sherree, a son John Morgan (Moe) Spears of Houston and his wife Lindy, a son James Milton (Mit) Spears of Washington, D.C. and his wife Kyle. He is also survived by three grandsons, Cory, Alex and Blake Spears, and by a sister, Mrs. Paul (Florence) Veale of McAllen.
Joe Spears enjoyed sports and officiated high school football games for several years. He was very active in the Boy Scouts, serving as Scout Master, Explorer Advisor, and District Commissioner. He also earned his Wood Badge-a very prestigious award for adult scouters.
He was the Exalted Ruler of the Elks Lodge in San Benito, Secretary of the San Benito Lions Club, and was a member of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School Board.
He retired from Central Power and Light Company as Manager of Consumer Research. In 1987 he and Laura Nell moved to Wimberley, where he built a home. He was very active in the Methodist Church his entire life.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the building fund of the Wimberley United Methodist Church.
A memorial service will be held Saturday morning, November 3, at 11:00 o'clock at the Wimberley United Methodist Church, with Rev. Laura Merrill officiating.
Thomason Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Karen Rust
November 7, 2007
Please accept our sincere sympathy in the loss of your father. Glad we could help you and him a little bit.
Blessings,
Angels For Elders, Wimberley
Robert (Robby) Moran
November 2, 2007
Mac, Moe, and Mit, I am extending my deepest sympathies on hearing about the loss of your dad. I have fond memories of scouting, hiking and learning leadership with your dad's guidance. I am appreciative of his willingness to work with young people and for his influence in the lives of many.
Randy & Bea Montgomery
November 2, 2007
Mac, Moe, Mit;
Our deepest sympathies on the loss of your dad. We always found him to be engaging, vital and, in the parlance of us big city Northerners, cool. He always seemed to us a man who lived life the way he felt it should be lived. There can be no greater legacy.
Priscilla Cox-Magouirk
November 2, 2007
Deepest sympathies to Moe, Mac and Mit on the death of their dad. I remember many good times playing in their backyard when we were neighbors in San Benito.
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