Individual Details
Gene Edward Spurlin
(11 Jan 1931 - 2 Jun 2010)
Published in The Advocate from June 3 to June 4, 2010, Baton Rouge, Louisiana:
Gene Edward Spurlin, 79, of Greenwell Springs, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Holt, Fla. He served and defended our country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean and Vietnam wars before retiring with 20 years and 25 days of service. Gene also worked as a construction engineer and was with Walk, Haydel and Associates for 18 years. He was a member of Central Baptist Church for 35 years where he taught Sunday school. He also served his Savior by preaching at many area nursing homes. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother. His family and friends will miss him dearly. Visitation at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, Thursday, June 3, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation resumes at the funeral home Friday, June 4, from 8 a.m. until service at 10 a.m., officiated by the Rev. B.G. Buchanan Sr. Burial will be in Port Hudson National Cemetery, Zachary.
He is survived by his wife, Carole Fisk Spurlin; children, Anita Jepsen Gilbert and husband Wayne, Tina Marie Spurlin Kendrick and husband Howard, Edward Anthony Spurlin, Richard Lee Milstead and wife Jennifer, Gail Lynn Milstead Coniglio and husband Joseph, David Leon Milstead and wife Toddie, Jeffrey Alan Spurlin and wife Yennifer, and James Gregory Spurlin and wife Laura; 19 grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and sister, Joy Catherine Yow Leake and husband Anthony. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wiley Alan Hall and Lessie Leona Spurlin Yow; and siblings, Mabel Hall Ates, Carl Hubert Hall, Mark Thomas Hall, Lambert Allen Hall, Thelma Lucille Hall Beck, Audry Maxine Hall Chestnut, Cecil Wilson Hall, Lance Milon Yow and Robert Carlton Yow.
Hall, Wiley Allen, Born Jan 07 1874 in Clayborn, Alabama, Died Dec 29 1968 in Okaloosa Mem Hospital Crestview, Fl (Wiley married: (1) Sarah Elizabeth Brunson (1878-1968) (2) Lessie Leona Spurlin (3) Jessie Wild Wadsworth). Wiley's parents were his mother Martha Ann Mitchell, b. 1849, d. 1945, daughter of John Monroe Mitchell & Martha Jane Pickett, & his father Ransom Monroe “Buddy” Hall, son of William (1804-1877) and Elizabeth (Morgan) (1805-1870).
Spurlin, Lessie Leoma, Born Sep 30 1914 in Okaloosa County, Holt, Florida, Died Aug 06 1975 in Okaloosa County, Holt, Florida (step-daughter of Wiley Allen Hall, according to the 1940 census).
Hall, Mabel Victoria, Born Mar 01 1897 in Flat Rock, Alabama, Died Aug 22 1997 in Okaloosa County, FL
Hall, Carl Hubert, Born Aug 29 1899 in Conecuh County, Alabama, Died Aug 29 1989 in Santa Rosa County, Milton, Florida
Hall, Mark Thomas, Born Nov 24 1902 in Clarke County, Coffeeville, Alabama, Died Feb 20 1996 in Okaloosa County, Holt, Florida
Hall, Lambert Allen, Born Aug 11 1905 in Butler County, Alabama, Died Apr 03 1979 in Escambia County, Pensacola, Florida
Hall, Lucille Thelma, Born Mar 18 1907 in Coffee County, Alabama, Died May 31 1992 in Escambia County, Pensacola, Florida
Hall, Audrey Maxine, Born Sep 14 1909 in Conecuh County, Evergreen, Alabama, Died Nov 05 1996 in Milton, Fl
Hall, Cecil Wilson, Born Jan 26 1914 in Escambia County, Owassa, Alabama, Died Jul 13 1998 in 3:40 PM Escambia County Brewton, AL
Yow, Lance Milon, Born Oct 10 1948 in Okaloosa County, Crestview, Florida, Died 2000 Yow, Robert Carlton, Born Jul 15 1951 in Okaloosa County, Crestview, Florida, Died 2006
Gene Edward Spurlin, 79, of Greenwell Springs, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Holt, Fla. He served and defended our country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean and Vietnam wars before retiring with 20 years and 25 days of service. Gene also worked as a construction engineer and was with Walk, Haydel and Associates for 18 years. He was a member of Central Baptist Church for 35 years where he taught Sunday school. He also served his Savior by preaching at many area nursing homes. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother. His family and friends will miss him dearly. Visitation at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, Thursday, June 3, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation resumes at the funeral home Friday, June 4, from 8 a.m. until service at 10 a.m., officiated by the Rev. B.G. Buchanan Sr. Burial will be in Port Hudson National Cemetery, Zachary.
He is survived by his wife, Carole Fisk Spurlin; children, Anita Jepsen Gilbert and husband Wayne, Tina Marie Spurlin Kendrick and husband Howard, Edward Anthony Spurlin, Richard Lee Milstead and wife Jennifer, Gail Lynn Milstead Coniglio and husband Joseph, David Leon Milstead and wife Toddie, Jeffrey Alan Spurlin and wife Yennifer, and James Gregory Spurlin and wife Laura; 19 grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and sister, Joy Catherine Yow Leake and husband Anthony. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wiley Alan Hall and Lessie Leona Spurlin Yow; and siblings, Mabel Hall Ates, Carl Hubert Hall, Mark Thomas Hall, Lambert Allen Hall, Thelma Lucille Hall Beck, Audry Maxine Hall Chestnut, Cecil Wilson Hall, Lance Milon Yow and Robert Carlton Yow.
Hall, Wiley Allen, Born Jan 07 1874 in Clayborn, Alabama, Died Dec 29 1968 in Okaloosa Mem Hospital Crestview, Fl (Wiley married: (1) Sarah Elizabeth Brunson (1878-1968) (2) Lessie Leona Spurlin (3) Jessie Wild Wadsworth). Wiley's parents were his mother Martha Ann Mitchell, b. 1849, d. 1945, daughter of John Monroe Mitchell & Martha Jane Pickett, & his father Ransom Monroe “Buddy” Hall, son of William (1804-1877) and Elizabeth (Morgan) (1805-1870).
Spurlin, Lessie Leoma, Born Sep 30 1914 in Okaloosa County, Holt, Florida, Died Aug 06 1975 in Okaloosa County, Holt, Florida (step-daughter of Wiley Allen Hall, according to the 1940 census).
Hall, Mabel Victoria, Born Mar 01 1897 in Flat Rock, Alabama, Died Aug 22 1997 in Okaloosa County, FL
Hall, Carl Hubert, Born Aug 29 1899 in Conecuh County, Alabama, Died Aug 29 1989 in Santa Rosa County, Milton, Florida
Hall, Mark Thomas, Born Nov 24 1902 in Clarke County, Coffeeville, Alabama, Died Feb 20 1996 in Okaloosa County, Holt, Florida
Hall, Lambert Allen, Born Aug 11 1905 in Butler County, Alabama, Died Apr 03 1979 in Escambia County, Pensacola, Florida
Hall, Lucille Thelma, Born Mar 18 1907 in Coffee County, Alabama, Died May 31 1992 in Escambia County, Pensacola, Florida
Hall, Audrey Maxine, Born Sep 14 1909 in Conecuh County, Evergreen, Alabama, Died Nov 05 1996 in Milton, Fl
Hall, Cecil Wilson, Born Jan 26 1914 in Escambia County, Owassa, Alabama, Died Jul 13 1998 in 3:40 PM Escambia County Brewton, AL
Yow, Lance Milon, Born Oct 10 1948 in Okaloosa County, Crestview, Florida, Died 2000 Yow, Robert Carlton, Born Jul 15 1951 in Okaloosa County, Crestview, Florida, Died 2006
Events
| Birth | 11 Jan 1931 | Holt, Okaloosa County, Florida | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 1935 | (Wiley Alan Hall and Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" Brunson) Holt, Okaloosa County, Florida |  |  | |
| Death | 2 Jun 2010 | East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | | ||
| Burial | Port Hudson National Cemetery, Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | | |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | LNU ( - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Mother | Lessie Leona Spurlin (1914 - 1975) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Lonnie Jackson Spurlin lives next door with his wife Perle.Gene Edward Spurlin seems to be Wiley's step grandson.
Burial
Inscription: NSGT US Air Force Korea, VietnamEndnotes
1. "Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNVL-TB2 : 14 November 2014), W A Hall, Holt, Okaloosa, Florida; citing line 39, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,165..
2. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGT5-2PN : 20 May 2014), Gene E Spurlin, 02 Jun 2010; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..
3. Find A Grave Memorial# 86625152.