- Date Of Birth: August 30, 1932
- Date Of Death: March 19, 2020
- State: Indiana
Kenneth P. Spence, 87, of Fairmount, died on Thursday, March 19, 2020, at Colonial Oaks Health Rehabilitation Center in Marion. He was born in Fairmount on August 30, 1932, to William Lillie Spence (Radcliffe).
He was a 1950 graduate of Fairmount High School. On February 25, 1951, he married Lora Nell Smith and they were blessed with 63 years of marriage before her passing in 2014. As a couple, they modeled commitment and devotion in marriage and love for family and friends. Ken farmed for several years and in 1953 he started working at Paranite Wire and Cable. He retired from United Technology in 1992. He was a member of Grant United Methodist Church where he served in many offices and as a Sunday School teacher. He had served on the Fairmount Public Library Board and as a volunteer and lifetime member of the Fairmount Historical Museum. Ken and Lora Nell enjoyed traveling and spending winters in Siesta Key, Florida. They especially took joy in sharing these times with friends and family. He enjoyed collecting and restoring antique furniture. After retirement, he spent many hours woodworking and designing and building furniture.
Survivors include his daughter, Sheri Engle; Granddaughters, Amber (David) Amick and children, Dylan, Dawson, and Abigail; Sara (Aaron) Caudell and children, Boston and Bristol; Bethany (Brandon) Tinkel and daughters, Quinn Massey and Leighton Tinkel. Step-grandsons, Alix (Kelley) Engle and children, Jett, Gage, and Livia; Beau Engle and children, Josie, Colt, and Porter. Sisters, Donna Clock, and Roberta (Jim) Barkdull. Sisters-in-law, Wilma Brookshire, Janice Smith, and Pam Goe. Brother-in-law, Jack (Celeste) Smith, and several nephews and nieces. He was blessed by the love of family and friends who were special caregivers: Gary and Sue Barkdull, Karen Dailey, Diana Sickman, and Chris Crouch.
Along with his parents and wife, he was also preceded in death by his son-in-law, Max Engle; sisters, Marguerite Sellers, Dorothy Haisley, Ruth Ann Chapman, and Francis Dickerson; brother, William Billy Joe Spence.
