Raymond Spence Obituary

Raymond Spence
Born: July 8, 1934
Died: June 3, 2022
Raymond Floyd Spence, 87, of Spring Valley, passed away Friday, June 3, 2022, at his home, following a two year battle against cancer.
Funeral services for Ray will begin at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, June 7, at the Barto Funeral Home, Spring Valley. Pastor Mike Slutz will officiate. Burial with military honors will follow at Valley Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation for Ray will be held Tuesday, from 1:00 PM until time of funeral services, at the funeral home.
Raymond was born on July 8, 1934 in Harrisburg, AR to Gordon D. and Mabel E. (Steward) Spence. He married the love of his life, Elizabeth "Betty" Jean Castle on September 30, 1961 in Chicago and they celebrated 60 years together. Ray was a kind and generous man who loved life and was all about his family.
Ray was a graduate of White Hall High School in Arkansas and attended Greer Trade School in Chicago. He served in the United States Army and was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. He retired from Consolidated Freightways in 1996 after 20-plus years of working as a truck driver and in heating and A/C service.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Spence of Spring Valley; his daughters, Susan (David) Cullipher of Granville, Karen (Richard) Cioni of Granville, and Kimberly (Nicholas) Zimmerman of Dubuque, IA; 8 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; his sisters, Mary Ruth Manuel of Chandler, AZ and Joyce (Joe) Hime of LaGrange, IL; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Vernon and James Spence; his great grandson, Daxton Alexander Cioni; and seven brothers-in-law.
Serving as pallbearers will be John Delhotal Jr., Aaron, Kevin, and Justin Delhotal, Adam, Andy, and Jamie Cioni, and Luke Zimmerman. Honorary pallbearers will include Rich Cioni and Nick Zimmerman.
Memorial donations may be directed to Ray's family.
A guestbook may be signed and memories shared with the family by visiting bartofh.com.