SPENCER, ROBERT E.

Robert Elwood Spencer, age 74, of Homosassa Springs, Florida, formerly of Lexington, died Sunday [November 28, 1999] at the V.A. Medical Center in Lexington, KY. He was the son of the late Carlisle and Zuma Stone Spencer. He was born February 14, 1925 in Breathitt County, Kentucky. He was a self-employed plastering contractor. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII. He was a member of the U.S. Marine Raider Association, and a life member of the D.A.V., John T. Hensley Chapter #96. He is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Spencer McBurney, Lexington; two grandchildren, Stephen Todd Lawson McBurney and Elizabeth Hope McBurney Gambrel, both of Lexington; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Henry Stone Spencer, Lexington and William Carlisle Spencer, Jacksonville, Florida. He was preceded in death by a son, Robert Carlisle Spencer, and a brother. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 18, 2000 at the Garden of Memories, Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Tampa, Florida. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Home in Tampa, Florida in charge of local arrangements.