Funeral services for Bobby Gene Spencer, 72, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 7, 2024, at Dora High School, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Spencer passed away at 5:53 p.m., Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at his home.
He was born December 4, 1951, at Gainesville, Missouri, to Lewis Spencer and Donna Spoon Spencer. Mr. Spencer received his Master’s of Education Degree from Missouri State University. On June 3, 1972, he married the love of his life, Rosa Leah Story Spencer. They were married for thirty-six years. From this union they had three children and seven grandchildren: Freddy Spencer and wife, Jessica, their two children, Emma and Paxton of Harrisburg, Missouri, Darla Spencer and two children, Morgan and Madison, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas and Susan Spencer Howard and husband, Ronnie and their children, Spencer, Cooper and James of Dora, Missouri. He was a preacher at Pomona Church of Christ for ten years and taught Sunday school his entire life. Bobby was an avid outdoorsman. He loved to white bass and walleye fish. He loved fishing in his lakes at his farm; he also enjoyed bow hunting, turkey, deer, elk and squirrel hunting. Bobby enjoyed playing golf with his loved ones, floating the river and snorkeling. Mr. Spencer was a blueberry farmer and loved to grow and pick berries. His true love was coaching basketball; he loved yelling at his kids to arch the ball. When he was coaching you could frequently hear him say things like “Not harder, higher” or “nothing but net” or his catch phrase “Arch the Ball”. Mr. Spencer was a school teacher for forty-two years and had taught at Richland, Koshkonong, Lutie, Viola, Mountain View, Bakersfield and Dora. He was awarded Teacher of the year. On June 13, 2009 he married the other love of his life, Chuquita Spencer. They enjoyed fifteen years of marriage together. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother.
He is survived by his wife, Chuquita Spencer, of the family home; three children, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren with one on the way, Freddy Spencer and wife, Jessica, Harrisburg, Missouri, their children, Emma and Paxton, Darla Spencer, Cherokee Village, Arkansas, and her children, Morgan and Madison, Susan Spencer Howard and husband, Ronnie, Dora, Missouri, and their children, Spencer, Cooper and James; two brothers, Joe Spencer and Boyd Spencer, both of Elijah, Missouri; one sister, Vickie Parker and husband, Marvin, Caulfield, Missouri; one sister-in-law, Jan Dennis and husband, Randall, West Plains; and several nieces and nephews.
His parents, first wife, Rosa Leah Story Spencer, one brother, Dwayne Spencer and one sister-in-law, Joy Spencer, preceded him in death.
Visitation services will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Saturday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in Ball Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Rosa Leah and Bobbie G. Spencer Scholarship Fund and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO 65775.
