Wilma Pauline Spires
March 27, 1938 - January 13, 2024
Wilma Pauline Spires, age 85, of Manchester, Ohio, passed away, Saturday, January 13, 2024 at Hospice of Hope Care Center in Maysville, Kentucky. She was born March 27, 1938 in Stout. She is preceded by husband, Billy Richard Spires; parents: Carey Sherman and Cora Ethel (Conrad) McGovney; one son, Richard Carlos Spires and one grandson, Bennie Alfred Skaggs.
Pauline is survived by two daughters: Bernice Skaggs of Manchester and Diana Longfellow of Manchester; one son, Timothy R. Spires of Manchester; eight grandchildren: Tabitha Longfellow of Jacksonville, Florida, Dustin Spires of Manchester, Heather (Adam) Burton of Mt. Orab, Joshua Skaggs of Manchester, Ashley Skaggs of West Union, Cassidy Spires of Amelia, Heather (Jake) Kizer of Cherry Fork and Sidney Ellison of Hillsboro and several great grandchildren.
Pauline worked as a machinist at the former Hercules Trouser Company in Manchester; the former Copeland Corporation in West Union; the former Parker Redrier Company in Maysville, Kentucky; the PCP Champion Company in Ripley and D and S Enterprises in Manchester. She was a member of the F.O.E. Ladies Auxiliary and Life member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary # 125424, both in Maysville.
The visitation is 4 – 7 PM Friday, January 19, 2024 at Lafferty Funeral Home, 205 South Cherry Street, West Union, Ohio 45693.
The 2nd visitation is 12 – 1 PM Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Lafferty Funeral Home.
The funeral is 1 PM Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Lafferty Funeral Home. Pastor Dale Little will officiate.
The interment is at Puntenny Cemetery, Puntenny Run Road, Squirreltown in Green Township, Stout, Ohio 45684.
Friends can sign online condolences at www.LaffertyFuneralHome.com
Lafferty Funeral Home Incorporated serves the family.