Glenn Reed Spencer

Glenn Reed Spencer, age 78, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023 at his home in the Peeled Oak community of Bath County, Kentucky. He was born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky on August 21, 1945 to the late Leonard and Nancy Back Spencer.

Glenn was married to his high school sweetheart, Bonnie, for 58 years. He was a graduate of Bath County High School and Lexington Barber College. He worked as a barber 58 years, most of that time with his friend and partner Joe Dicken in their barber shop in Mt. Sterling. He loved farming and grew trees, pumpkins, hay, and vegetables with his friend and brother-in-law Joe Karrick for over 40 years. Glenn served on the Bath County Soil Conservation Board and the C.C. Chenault Memorial Trust and was a member and elder of the Kendall Springs Church of Christ, where he also taught bible classes over the years.

He was devoted and dependable in every role in his life – son, husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, and friend. His grandchildren were his pride and joy, and he loved and cherished his big family, his many friends, his loyal customers, and his border collies, Dolly and Pepper.

Glenn is survived by his wife Bonnie Goodpaster Spencer, his daughters Sherri Pergrem (Brent), and Glenna Steele (John) all of Peeled Oak; his son, Brian Spencer, of Versailles; four grandchildren, Spencer and Claire Pergrem and Macie and Maggie Steele of Peeled Oak; his sisters Anna Mae Hall (Forrest) of Mt. Sterling and Lucy Clayton Wilson (Jay) of Sharpsburg; his special friends Glen Thomas, Forrest Hall, and Joe Karrick; and many nieces, nephews and their children and grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, Glenn was preceded in death by four brothers, Joe Spencer, Raymond Spencer, Arnold Spencer, and Emery “Bud” Spencer; four sisters, Alma Spencer Staton, Mildred Spencer Colliver, Barbara Spencer Rudd, and Emma Spencer Hall.

Visitation will be held on Monday, December 11th from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Richardson Funeral Home in Owingsville.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 12th at 11:00 AM in the chapel at the Richardson Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Kendall Springs Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Tyler Calvert, Jordan Karrick, Joe McKenzie, Spencer Pergrem, Justin Perkins, Vaughn Ray Spencer, Randy Staton, and Stanley Willoughby. Honorary pallbearers will be his nephews Jeff Staton, Mike Staton, Brian Spencer, Lenny Spencer, Wayne Spencer, Timmy Spencer, Kevin Rudd, Greg Colliver, Dewayne Hall, David Wilson, Terry Manley, Joe Manley, Stuart Goodpaster, Steve Goodpaster, Willie Boyd, Edsel Boyd, Eric Boyd, Mark Karrick, Jerrell Goodpaster, and Kyle Watson.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are suggested to the Kendall Springs Cemetery Association (c/o Bobby Jones 136 Shrout Road, Owingsville, KY 40360) or the Glut1 Deficiency Foundation in honor of his granddaughter, Macie (PO Box 737 Owingsville, KY 40360 – www.G1DFoundation.org).

Richardson Funeral Home is caring for all arrangements. 

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