Age 89, Lawton - Services will be 1:30 PM Friday, January 9, 2009, in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Tom Willoughby, Associate Pastor, First Baptist Church, officiating. Mr. Spruill died Thursday, January 1, 2009, in a local hospital. Burial with full military honors will be in the Post Cemetery, Fort Sill. The family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home. He was born on August 17, 1919 in Mt. Pleasant, Texas to Henry Ambrose and Emma Catherine (Bridges) Spruill. He grew up in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. He retired from the US Army on June 30, 1965 as a Sergeant First Class, where he received numerous awards and commendations. He married Thelma Marie Austin in Mt. Pleasant, Texas on May 10, 1942. She died on July 31, 2008. He went to work for Civil Service for another 20 years. He was known as the clock man because he restored antique clocks. He was the manager of the "Sunshine" band. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and was a member of the Lawton Masonic Lodge #183 for 46 years. Survivors include three daughters, Barbara Giunta of West Chester, Pennsylvania, Julee Loera and her husband, Reynaldo, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Lisa Klube and her husband, Jamie, of Coatesville, Pennsylvania; four grandchildren, Deedra, Andrea, Pietro and Amanda; four great grandchildren, Ashley, Austin, Wyatt and Travis; and a sister, Christine Davis of Mt. Pleasant, Texas. His wife, a son, Billy Wayne Spruill, and a brother, Hollis Spruill, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1320 NW Homestead Drive, Lawton, Oklahoma 73505.