William Elbert “Buddy” SPEARMAN, Jr.

1919 - 2008  (88 years)

• Name	William Elbert “Buddy” SPEARMAN  [1]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	15 Oct 1919	Peak, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	Posted on Wed, Jul. 30, 2008 William Elbert “Buddy” Spearman Jr. CHAPPELLS — William Elbert “Buddy” Spearman Jr., 88, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Saluda Nursing Center after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 31, at Chappells Baptist Church in Chappells, SC, with Rev. James Rodgers and Rev. David McCarthy officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home in Newberry and other times at the home of his son, Bill (651 Brushy Fork Road, Saluda). Memorials may be made to Chappells Baptist Church, 1454 S.C. Highway 39, Chappells, SC 29037, or to Chappells Volunteer Fire Department, 3218 S.C. Highway 39, Chappells, SC 29037. Buddy was born October 15, 1919, in Peak, South Carolina. He was the son of the late William Elbert Spearman and the late Katie Coker Betts Spearman. He retired in 1984 as plant manager of Duke Power’s Buzzard Roost Generating Station on Lake Greenwood, after 44 years with the company. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater in Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 543rd Engineer and Shore Regiment where he assisted in the liberation of New Guinea and the Philippines and participated in numerous amphibious landings and was among the first Allied troops to arrive in Japan. He was a founding member of the Chappells Volunteer Fire Department and served as chief from its founding until his retirement in 1984. He was an active member of the Newberry County Fireman’s Association and the Newberry County Development Board. He was a lifelong member of Chappells Baptist Church where he served on the Board of Deacons, the Building Committee, and as a Sunday School teacher. Buddy was a pilot who enjoyed flying his Aerocoupe and an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, hiking, fishing and rock collecting. However, his greatest love was his wife of 61 years, Marion Faye Reese Spearman of the home; his two sons and daughters-in-law, William Elbert “Bill” (Molly Mitchell) Spearman III of Saluda and Lewis Benjamin (Sharon Bridges) Spearman of North; and his four grandchildren, Mitchell, Katie, Barrett and Alissa. Surviving him are his siblings, Katie Mildred Spearman Long of Saluda and Wayne Coker Spearman of Greenwood. He was preceded in death by his brother, Louis Francis Spearman of Ninety-Six, and his grandson, John Franklin Spearman. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.    [1]
  HIST	Posted on Wed, Jul. 30, 2008 William Elbert “Buddy” Spearman Jr. CHAPPELLS — William Elbert “Buddy” Spearman Jr., 88, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Saluda Nursing Center after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 31, at Chappells Baptist Church in Chappells, SC, with Rev. James Rodgers and Rev. David McCarthy officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home in Newberry and other times at the home of his son, Bill (651 Brushy Fork Road, Saluda). Memorials may be made to Chappells Baptist Church, 1454 S.C. Highway 39, Chappells, SC 29037, or to Chappells Volunteer Fire Department, 3218 S.C. Highway 39, Chappells, SC 29037. Buddy was born October 15, 1919, in Peak, South Carolina. He was the son of the late William Elbert Spearman and the late Katie Coker Betts Spearman. He retired in 1984 as plant manager of Duke Power’s Buzzard Roost Generating Station on Lake Greenwood, after 44 years with the company. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater in Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 543rd Engineer and Shore Regiment where he assisted in the liberation of New Guinea and the Philippines and participated in numerous amphibious landings and was among the first Allied troops to arrive in Japan. He was a founding member of the Chappells Volunteer Fire Department and served as chief from its founding until his retirement in 1984. He was an active member of the Newberry County Fireman’s Association and the Newberry County Development Board. He was a lifelong member of Chappells Baptist Church where he served on the Board of Deacons, the Building Committee, and as a Sunday School teacher. Buddy was a pilot who enjoyed flying his Aerocoupe and an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, hiking, fishing and rock collecting. However, his greatest love was his wife of 61 years, Marion Faye Reese Spearman of the home; his two sons and daughters-in-law, William Elbert “Bill” (Molly Mitchell) Spearman III of Saluda and Lewis Benjamin (Sharon Bridges) Spearman of North; and his four grandchildren, Mitchell, Katie, Barrett and Alissa. Surviving him are his siblings, Katie Mildred Spearman Long of Saluda and Wayne Coker Spearman of Greenwood. He was preceded in death by his brother, Louis Francis Spearman of Ninety-Six, and his grandson, John Franklin Spearman. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
  MILI	he served in the U. S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater in Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 543rd Engineer and Shore Regiment where he assisted in the liberation of New Guinea and the Philippines and participated in numerous amphibious landings and was among the first Allied troops to arrive in Japan.  [1]
  MILI	he served in the U. S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater in Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 543rd Engineer and Shore Regiment where he assisted in the liberation of New Guinea and the Philippines and participated in numerous amphibious landings and was among the first Allied troops to arrive in Japan.
  Occupation	he retired in 1984 as plant manager of Duke Power’s Buzzard Roost Generating Station on Lake Greenwood, after 44 years with the company  [1]
  Occupation	he retired in 1984 as plant manager of Duke Power’s Buzzard Roost Generating Station on Lake Greenwood, after 44 years with the company  [1]
  Religion	he was a lifelong member of Chappells Baptist Church where he served on the Board of Deacons, the Building Committee, and as a Sunday School teacher  [1]
  Religion	he was a lifelong member of Chappells Baptist Church where he served on the Board of Deacons, the Building Committee, and as a Sunday School teacher  [1]
  _UID	152955163DA7498C9B59710713DEC1AE2E70
  _UID	152955163DA7498C9B59710713DEC1AE2E70
  Death	29 Jul 2008	Saluda Nursing Center
  Burial	31 Jul 2008	Chappells Baptist Church Cemetery, Chappell’s, South Carolina   [1]
  	McSwain-Evans Funeral Home, Newberry, South Carolina McSwain-Evans Funeral Home, Newberry, South Carolina
  Person ID	I227265	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2008

  
  

  Father	William Elbert SPEARMAN, Sr.
  Mother	Katie Coker BETTS
  _UID	4CA5579394E348A896459ABA923CCD7B87EF
  _UID	4CA5579394E348A896459ABA923CCD7B87EF
  Family ID	F153641	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marion Faye REESE
  Marriage	1947  [1]
  _UID	4AD213D6F08845D1BDDFB78BA51542C43116
  _UID	4AD213D6F08845D1BDDFB78BA51542C43116
  Children	1. William Elbert “Bill” SPEARMAN, III   2. Lewis Benjamin SPEARMAN
  Family ID	F153640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2008

  
  

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