William Spence

Jamestown, NC - William "Bill" Wallace Spence, III, 80, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2024, while surrounded by his family.

Born June 28, 1943, in Baltimore, Maryland, Bill was the son of the late William Wallace Spence and Mary Hughes Spence. He graduated from Loyola University in Maryland where he also completed the schools ROTC program. He then served as an officer in the United States Army and was a proud Vietnam Veteran, leading soldiers there in 1966 and 1967. After resigning his commission, Bill moved to North Carolina with his family in 1978 and later retired from AT&T as a District Manager.

Bill is survived by his immediate family, Eileen Spence, and their three sons, Stephen Spence, Greg Spence along with his fiancé Chi-Yuan Chen, and Matthew Spence along with his wife Gail, his beloved granddaughter, Megan Spence "His Little Sweetheart"; He also leaves behind a sister, Carol Bland, her husband Tom, of Pasadena, MD, and their daughter, Beth Bland-Denisuk along with her husband Scott Denisuk.

The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon, June 23, from 4:00 until 6:00 at Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point.

Services in Baltimore will be Thursday, June 27, from 9:30am - 11:30am at Kaczorowski Funeral Home in Dundalk followed by a noon church service at Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Parkwood Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in the name of Bill Spence to Triad Honor Flight program ( info@triadhonorflight.org )