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Jack Bennie Spivey
( February 16, 1947 - January 6, 2022 )
Jack Bennie Spivey, age 74, of 643 Mary’s Grove Road in Cherryville, died on Thursday, January 6, 2022.
His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 9, 2022, in the Warlick Funeral home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Lail officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30 until 2:45 p.m. at the funeral home on Sunday. Burial will be 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday in the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain, NC.
Jack was born February 16, 1947, in Lincoln County, to the late Ben Edward Spivey and Ruby Elizabeth Gilleland Spivey. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son, Shane Spivey; and brother, Harold Spivey. He retired after twenty years of service in the United States Army with the rank of staff sergeant.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Rita Fourshee Spivey; daughters, Rachel Fredell (Ricky) of Maiden, and Wendella Southers (Michael) of Lincolnton; brother, Toney Spivey (Jeanette) of Cherryville; sister, Shirley Earls (Joel) of Mooresboro; four grandchildren, Maranda Rorie (Joseph), David Cahill (Kristin), Lee Broome (Heather), and Laney Topken (Eric); and twenty great-grandchildren.
His funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 9, 2022, in the Warlick Funeral home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Lail officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30 until 2:45 p.m. at the funeral home on Sunday. Burial will be 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday in the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain, NC.
Jack was born February 16, 1947, in Lincoln County, to the late Ben Edward Spivey and Ruby Elizabeth Gilleland Spivey. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son, Shane Spivey; and brother, Harold Spivey. He retired after twenty years of service in the United States Army with the rank of staff sergeant.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Rita Fourshee Spivey; daughters, Rachel Fredell (Ricky) of Maiden, and Wendella Southers (Michael) of Lincolnton; brother, Toney Spivey (Jeanette) of Cherryville; sister, Shirley Earls (Joel) of Mooresboro; four grandchildren, Maranda Rorie (Joseph), David Cahill (Kristin), Lee Broome (Heather), and Laney Topken (Eric); and twenty great-grandchildren.
Posted on 06 Jan 2022
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