Funeral services for Spencer Allen Tarpley, Jr. will be held Friday, March 9 at 3p.m. in Brücken, Germany. Spencer passed away at his home after a sudden illness on February 27, 2018. Spencer was the first of four children born to Allen and Juanita Tarpley. He attended Negreet High School and joined the United State Air Force during his senior year. While in the air force he was stationed at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany. There, he met the love of his live, Wilma. He chose to stay in Germany and raise his family. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Wilma; children, Juergen Tarpley and wife, Petra, Mike Tarpley and wife, Gitte, Susan Broede and husband, Matthias, and Mona Bernd and husband, Stefan; seven grandchildren; three grandchildren all of Germany; brothers, Sam Tarpley and wife, Carol, and Dean Tarpley and wife, Reba of Many; and sister, Sue Brown and husband, Harold, of Buchanan Dam, Texas.
July 13, 2026
