Name: Spotts, John William
Burial Date: 2013, 05/25
Age at Death: 56
Plot Location: 1143 E Cremains
Notes: Son of The Rev. Alfred Lewis & Martha Jean (Creswell) Spotts
Died in Kingman, AZ 2008, 06/25
John William Spotts, 56, of Kingman and formerly of Sterling, Kan., and New Orleans, died of complications from oral cancer on June 25, 2008, in Kingman.
John was born April 9, 1952, in Sterling, Kan., the son of the Rev. Dr. Alfred and Jean Creswell Spotts. He grew up in Sterling and graduated from Sterling High School in 1970. John graduated from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla., and earned a master’s degree in business from Tulane University in New Orleans, La. He was a certified public accountant.
John moved to Kingman in 1992 where he resided until his death. In 2002, he went through extensive surgery for oral cancer. He was an active participant in the Kingman Cancer Society, encouraging others in their cancer struggles. In 2005, he traveled to Kansas to participate in a cancer survivor relay with his mother.
He appreciated antiques, plants, following sports, golf and being with his friends and family. He was witty, intelligent and endearing. All who knew and loved him will miss him.
He is survived by his parents, the Rev. Dr. Alfred and Jean Spotts of Colorado; his brothers and sisters, the Rev. Al Spotts and wife Maggie Steptoe of Louisville, Ky., Ann Haspels and husband Chuck of Cortez, Colo., Andy of Chicago, Jim of Mariposa, Calif., Jan Spotts and husband Jim McHenry of Houston, and Tim of Concord, Calif. He also had 10 nieces and nephews and a grandniece and nephew. Joe Spotts of Glenwood, Iowa, recently preceded him in death.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church in Cortez, Colo.
Memorials are suggested to Kingman Cancer Care at P.O. Box 561, Kingman 86402.
Published in The Kingman Daily Miner, Kingman, AZ
| Name: | John William Spotts |
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Arizona, USA
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| BORN: | 9 Apr 1952 |
| Died: | 26 Jun 2008 |
| State (Year) SSN issued: | Kansas (1963) |
| Birth: | April 9, 1952 |
| Death: | Jun. 25, 2008 Kingman Mohave County Arizona, USA |
| Parents: Alfred Lewis Spotts (1919 – 2013) Martha Jean Creswell Spotts (____ – 2012)Siblings: James Creswell Spotts (1948 – 2013)* Joseph Craig Spotts (1949 – 2008)* John William Spotts (1952 – 2008)*Calculated relationship |
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| Burial: Sterling Cemetery Sterling Rice County Kansas, USA Plot: 1134 E Crems |
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| Created by: Lawcas Record added: Jul 02, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 113218862 |
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