Royce Lee Spencer

Royce Lee Spencer, 85, husband of Jean Gibbs Spencer and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012 at his residence. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of the late Royce Elwood Spencer and the late Margaret Horner Spencer. He was a retired Postmaster for the Cape Charles Post Office, member of the Pythian Lodge and member of Cheriton United Methodist Church. Other than his wife, he is survived by two children, Edward "Eddie" Spencer and his wife, Betty, of Cape Charles, Lisa Lewis and her husband, Troy, of Cape Charles; two brothers, Charles "Sonny" Spencer of Cape Charles, Stanley Spencer and his wife, Norma, of Cheriton, VA; four grandchildren, Justin Lee Kertesz, Eric Floyd Spencer, Kristin Lynn Lewis and Rachel Elizabeth Spencer. He was predeceased by a sister, Mary Ellen Braswell. A graveside service will be conducted Monday, December 31, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Cape Charles Cemetery with Reverends Jeff Conrow, Patricia Money, and Judith Worthington officiating. Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of the Eastern Shore, 165 Market Street, Suite #3, Onancock, VA 23417 or to Cheriton United Methodist Church, c/o Jo Ann Heneghan, P.O. Box 297, Cheriton, VA 23316. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com Arrangements made by Wilkins-Doughty Funeral Home in Cape Charles, Virginia.