Adrian G. "Abe" Spencer

Adrian G. “Abe” Spencer, 74, of Bidwell, Ohio, left this earth to be with Jesus in his heavenly home on June 27, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Delores Nibert Spencer. To this union was born Connie Gillispie, Gary Adrian (Lyndsey) Spencer, both of Bidwell, Ohio and Amy (Chip) Spencer Blair of Proctorville, Ohio, all surviving. He was born December 8, 1938 in Drift, Floyd County, Kentucky and his family moved to Ohio in 1948. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Nanny Spencer, sister Joyce Seybold and brothers John and Sherwood “Chub” Spencer. He is survived by sisters, Lavonda Jeffers of Puyallup, WA and Velma Coleman of Bidwell, Ohio and brothers, Daniel (Ruth) Spencer of Wellston, Ohio and Robert (Joy) Spencer of Gallipolis, Ohio. He is also survived by granddaughters, Amanda Gillispie, Erika Gillispie, Sara Gillispie, Megan Spencer and Valerie Spencer; grandson Gary Adrian Spencer II; and great grandsons Christopher Parsons, Dylan, Lyall and Adrian Riley Spencer. He worked for 30 years and retired from GKN Powdered Metals in Gallipolis, Ohio. He will be missed by his loved ones and many friends. We thank God for his 74 years of life and plan to meet him again. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at the Willis Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Ridgewood Cemetery, Wellston, Ohio. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday, from 12-1 p.m. prior to the service. There will be a military graveside service by the Wellston American Legion. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences.