Spencer J. Murray

February 17, 1956 - October 6, 2020

SPENCER J. MURRAY (17 February 1956 - 6 October 2020) Major, AG, US Army Retired Spencer Murray, the daughter of the late Spencer Leath Murray and the late Janice (Janie) B. Merritt of LaVergne, TN. She accepted Christ as her Savior early in life and was baptized at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Smyrna. She was a brilliant scholar and graduated one year early from Smyrna High School. She attended Tennessee Tech University on a military R.O.T.C. Scholarship and majored in Chemical Engineering. Upon receiving her Bachelor’s Degree, she was commissioned as a Regular Army Officer in 1977 into the US Army Chemical Corps. While serving in the military she met and married her soulmate: the late Chief Warrant Officer Gary Gaddis, US Army. She served with honor for 16+ years on multiple deployments. Upon her retirement from the Army, she served as a high school physics and chemistry teacher before beginning her second career with Bellsouth/At&t. Predeceased by her loving husband Gary, Spencer leaves to celebrate her life one step sister, Mrs. Sandra Louise (Winston)Reed of LaVergne, TN , one Uncle: Chief Master Sergeant, USAF Retired, Edward (Florine) Murray of Sacramento, CA, one Aunt: Mrs. Cornelia (Rev. Joseph) Murray of LaVergne, TN; and a host of living Cousins, In-Laws, saddened family, and friends who will miss not having this extraordinary and unique soul amongst us. In lieu of Flowers the family requests that you make a donation in Spencer Murray and Gary Gaddis name to the Army Emergency Relief Fund at URL: http://AERHQ.org Spencer Murray graveside service Monday October 12, 2020 at 10:15 am Alabama National Cemetery 3133 HWY 119 Montevallo, AL 35115