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Charles Dennis Spurlin
4 Aug 1932 – 15 Aug 2013
| Birth | 4 Aug 1932 |
| Death | 15 Aug 2013 |
| Cemetery | Evergreen Cemetery Victoria , Victoria County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | judylynnturner on 02 Jul 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115560047 |
Bio
VICTORIA - Charles Dennis Spurlin. Age 81, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013. He was born August 4, 1932 in Franklin, Texas to the late Robert Jerry "R.J." and Effie Mae Freeman Spurlin. He grew up in Mart, Texas, where his father and maternal grandfather, Charlie Mills Freeman, operated a grocery and meat market. In 1950, he graduated from Mart High School. While in high school, he served as president of the local chapter of the Future Farmers of American and earned second team all-district honors as a tight end. After high school, he attended Texas Technological College for a year before enlisting in the Army. While in the service, he was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Purple Heart. After returning to the Unites States from Korea, he was stationed in Washington State where he met Patricia Agnes Liston in Des Moines, Washington. The couple married on November 26, 1953, and had five children (Cynthia Ann, Debra Sue, Charles Jr., Preston David, and Steven Michael). Upon completion of his military duty, he reentered Texas Tech and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1956. For the next four years, he worked at various jobs, but in 1960, he became a teaching assistant at Sam Houston State Teachers College while working on his master's degree. In 1961, after attaining his master's, he was employed by Victoria College where he taught classes until 2003. While at Victoria College, he served as a chairman of the Social Sciences Department and Director of the Local History Collection in the VC/UHV Library. He inaugurated the Mystery History series published in the Victoria Advocate. He held various positions in local, state, and regional historical organizations. He is the author of several historical articles and books. Among his local achievements, he assisted in the establishment of the Victoria Women's Softball Association and was a major factor in bringing the first women's state softball tournament to Victoria. He was also a Mason. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Leonard Francis Spurlin. Family graveside services will be at Evergreen Cemetery. Full military honors will be held under auspices of Victoria County Veterans Council, AL, CWV, VFW, DAV, MCL, MOWW, Ex-POW, MOPH, VVA and the KWV.
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- Robert Jerry Spurlin Jr 1918–1971
- Marguerite Spurlin Savage 1919–2001
- Infant Son Spurlin 1926–1926
- Leonard Francis Spurlin 1927–1972
- Dr Virginia Lee ""Ginger"" Spurlin 1937–2021
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