The Shadow
CLIFTON FORGE - Eileen Dougherty Spence, 93, of Roanoke, Va., and formerly of Clifton Forge, died Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at the residence of her daughter in Roanoke.
She was born Feb. 25, 1918, in Wilmington, Del., to the late John Patrick and Lillian Walmsley Dougherty.
She was a homemaker throughout her life and had a great love for her family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Hugh Spence in 1992; a brother, Jack Dougherty; and a great-grandson, Jeffrey Spence.
She is survived by a daughter, Patricia Nicely and husband, Wayne, of Roanoke; three sons, Richard Spence and wife Jackie of Paducah, Ky., Thomas Spence and wife, Linda, of New Castle, and Jack Spence of New Castle; 12 grandchildren, Thomas Spence Jr., Mike Spence, Jeff Spence, Kelly Moore, Michelle Oxley, Ste-phanie Robertson, Stacy Jones, Steven Spence, Brandon Nicely, Brian Nicely, Rodney Nicely and Susan Harper; 23 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and a niece, Anne Dailey.
A funeral service will be held Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge, with the Rev. Joe Klotz officiating. Interment will follow in Alleghany Memorial Park, Low Moor.
The grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends on Sunday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Nicely Funeral Home.
The family suggests memorial tributes take the form of contributions to Good Samaritan Hospice, 2408 Electric Road, Roanoke, Va. 24018 or by e-mail:
info@goodsamhospice.org.
To send condolences to the family online, visit ww-w.nicelyfuneralhome.com.
