Spangler Jr., George Daniel

George Daniel Spangler, Jr., 89, of Shawsville, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at the VA Medical Center in Salem. He was a World War II Veteran who served in Patton’s Army in France, Europe, Germany, and the Ardennes, where he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a construction superintendent for the DuPont Company for many years in Virginia, Delaware, North Carolina and Tennessee. He was a life-long member of Laborer’s Local Union No. 980. He was retired for many years, but still worked on the farm that he so loved. ‘If the meaning of a man is how he loved, cared for, and protected his family, he was a hero every day.’ He was preceded in death by his parents, George Daniel Spangler, Sr. and Agnes Jeanette Moore Spangler; brothers, Arnold, Ralph, Thomas, and Robert Spangler; first wife, Edna Marie Blankenship Spangler; infant son, George Randolph Spangler; second wife, Ruth Graham Spangler; and great granddaughter, Samantha Darlene Rentch. He leaves behind three daughters, Linda Leedy (Jim), Judy Spangler, and Jeanette Alls (Buddy); grandchildren, Daniel Alls, Lora Alls, Danny Rentch (Pauline), Angie Rentch and Michele Yates; four great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; as well as a very special brother, Ray Spangler; sisters, Ruby Bell, Shirley Barlow (Franklin), Marie Shark and Edith Yates; three stepchildren; and three stepgrandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Shawsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, PO Box 14, Shawsville, VA 24162. A private family service will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be sent by visiting hornefuneralservice.com.