Wallie Eugene Springer, 83, of Enville, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Services are as follows: on Friday, Jan. 28, there will be a visitation from 4-8 p.m. at the Shackelford Funeral Home - Casey Chapel (304 Crook Ave.) in Henderson. Then, on Saturday, Jan. 29, there will be another visitation beginning at 1 p.m. followed by a funeral service at 2:30 p.m. at the Whitsell Funeral Home (250 N. Court St.) in Morganfield, Ky., with Bro. Gary Puryear officiating. Then, a graveside service and burial will follow in Shady Grove Baptist Church in Poole, Ky., with Bro. Neal Kempf officiating. Live Stream on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/Whitsell-Funeral-Home 154485524588505https://www.whitsellfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you make donations to either Freed-Hardeman University Bible Dept. for preacher scholarships - Online- www.fhu.edu Give, Fund=Other, “Bible Dept. Preacher Training Scholarships, in memory of…” or mail to FHU, Office of Development, 158 East Main St., Henderson, TN 38340-9989 and include on the memo line “memory of Eugene Springer for Bible Dept. Preacher Scholarship,” or, donate to your regional Christian Bible Camp.
He was born on May 23, 1938, in Webster County, Ky., to the late Prentice and Lois Springer. He was a minister of the gospel in his 65th year, full-time for 52 of them in seven states and held meetings in 14 states and Canada. He was preaching at the Dyers Chapel church of Christ in Reagan until his illness in September. He was an alumnus of Morganfield (Kentucky) High School 1957, Freed-Hardeman College in Henderson, 1959, and Harding University in Searcy, Ark., 1965. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, target shooting, reloading, telling jokes and watching grandchildren in activities. He served and participated at times in various school and community organizations and as a chaplain. Rom. 10:15 (Isa. 52:7) “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!”
He is survived by a son, Paul Allen (Beverly) Springer of Pace, Fla.; three daughters, Deborah Kaye (Danny) Smith of Paducah, Ky., Martha Sue (James) Todd of Yorkville and Sarah Lee (William Lynn) Canaday of Enville; nine grandchildren, Daniel Eugene (Aurora) Smith, Kayla Springer, Laura (Tom) Smith Kaluzny, Ashley (Taylor) Springer Naumann, Andy Smith, Lydia Todd, Christopher Canaday, Caleb Todd and Charlotte Canaday; one great-grandchild, Mannuel Eugene Smith; one sister Nita Lois (John) Porter of Newburgh, Ind.; and many more relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife of 47 years, Doris Atkinson Springer.
