Lloyd Bruce Spears - 1922-2009
Lloyd Bruce Spears, age 87, of Ashland, Ky., died Dec. 16, 2009, in Community Hospice Care Center.
He was born June 12, 1922, in Casey County, Ky., a son of the late Chester and Minnie Gaye Short Spears.
He was also preceded in death by a son, Lloyd Bruce Spears and a daughter, Bonnie Jean Spears.
He was a retired civil engineer with C&O Railway, attended Rose Hill Baptist Church, was a graduate of Jenkins High School, attended University of Cincinnati and was first chair violinist at Middleburg College when in high school.
Surviving are his wife, Joan Robinson Spears of Ashland; his sons wife, Ruby Spears of Wurtland, Ky.; a daughter, Carol Sue Harding and husband, Wally of Carneys Points, N.J.; and a grandson, Jay Allen Spears of Smithfield, Ky.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at Steen Funeral Home-13th Street Chapel in Ashland by Dr. Ronnie Mayes. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park.
Friends may call at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be made to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.
