Jefferson Dale Spangler

LEXINGTON – Jefferson Dale Spangler, 85, of Lexington, SC and formerly of Beckley, WV passed away on Friday, July 8, 2016. He was born in Cirtsville, WV August 24, 1930 to the late Jeff Spangler and Valeria Dewitt Spangler. Dale was a member of First Baptist Church of Prosperity in West Virginia and attended Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church in Lexington, SC. He was a retired long time employee for the explosives division of DuPont Company in Beckley, WV. Dale was a member of the American Legion Post 32 in Beckley, WV and of the Masonic Lodge in Mt. Hope. He served our country in the United States Army A Company 5th Engineers Battalion during the Korean War. He was also a faithful volunteer for several organizations, including Helping Hands Food Center and the Prosperity Community Center in Beckley.

Mr. Spangler is survived by his loving wife of over 60 years, Patty Spangler; sons, Jeff Spangler, James Spangler (Debbie); grandchildren, Jamie and Jacob Spangler; sister, Gale Lilly; brothers, Jerry and Thomas Spangler; brothers-in-law, Frank Aldridge and Bobby Wickline (Ruth Ann) and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Joan Welcome and sister-in-law Margaret Aldridge.

Services will be held in Prosperity, WV at the First Baptist Church of Prosperity on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Visitation with the family will be after the memorial services in the Fellowship Hall of the church.

In lieu of flowers, the family wishes you to treat a loved one to dinner or donate to Leeza’s Care Connection, which is a facility dedicated to the caregivers for patients of Alzheimer’s located in Irmo, SC. Their website for information is http://www.leezascareconnection.org.

Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.