Edna Earle Spencer

Edna Earle Hamilton Spencer, 96, of Bessemer, AL passed away December 29, 2022. Edna was born on May 19, 1926, in Wilkes, AL. She attended Jones Valley High School and was married on January 4, 1944 to Gilbert Spencer. She worked in Brooklyn, NY in a munitions factory as a "Rosie the Riveter" while her husband was serving in the US Navy during WWII. After returning from the war, they built a house and started their family in Midfield, Alabama. In 1957 with her husband and four children they moved to the Reeves town (McCalla area) outside of Bessemer, where she resided until her death. She went to work outside the home in the late sixties, which was not common in those days, but she enjoyed working and retired from Jefferson County Public Works Dept., where she worked in the Bessemer office. Edna loved her family and enjoyed nothing more than having them all for Sunday lunch, she was a wonderful cook. She loved her church, many lifelong friends, entertaining and frequently playing "Skip-Bo" with friends and grandkids weekly. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends. She will always live in our hearts. She was preceded in death by her husband, William G. Spencer; her parents, Charles H. and Annie J. Hamilton, and her brother, James E. Hamilton (Sue). Edna is survived by her sons, Jerry Spencer, Randy Spencer (Benita), and Kenny Spencer (Suzy) all of Bessemer; her daughter, Cynthia Gilbreath of Dallas, TX; her grandchildren, Josh Spencer (Julie) of Helena, Lindsey Spencer of Bessemer, Katie Stamps (Shane) of Bessemer, Caleb Spencer (Stephanie) of Chelsea, Daniel Spencer of Oakland, CA, and Anna Laura Spencer of Bessemer; her great grandchildren, Ethan Spencer of Birmingham, Colin Stamps of Birmingham, Griffin Stamps of Bessemer, Zackery Spencer of Helena, Celia Stamps of Bessemer, and Tanner Lawley of Chelsea. Funeral service will be Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Bessemer Brown Service Funeral Home with burial following at Valhalla Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Bro. Joel Frederick and Bro. Rick Collins of Grace Life Baptist Church, McCalla, will be officiating the service.

Edna Earle Spencer

May 19, 1926 - December 29, 2022