January 7, 1949 – September 4, 2024
Mark Alan Spreen, 75, of Williams, passed away at 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington.
Born January 7, 1949, in Lawrence County, he was the son of Harold and Rachel (Cessna) Spreen. He graduated from Bedford High School and received his bachelor’s degree from Indiana University. He was a manager and dispatcher for Spreen & Sons Trucking, owner of Mark’s BBQ & Catering, and an avid BNL Basketball fan. He was a Bedford High School teacher and bus driver at Bedford North Lawrence School Corporation. He managed the Farm Bureau Co-op., and was a Williams Church of Christ and Bedford Masonic Lodge #14 F & AM member. He was a former board member of the Williams Community Improvement Assoc. and the Lawrence County 4-H board member.
Survivors include four children, Tim Spreen and wife, Melissa of Bedford, Alan Spreen of Williams, Teressa Amburgey and her husband, Rich, and Trevor Spreen, all of Bedford; seven grandchildren, Emilee, Richie, Carter, Carsyn, Evan, Clayton, and Sutten; four great-grandchildren; his mother, Rachel, of Williams; three brothers, Mike Spreen and wife, Karen, Bill Spreen and wife, Kristi, and Tom Spreen and wife, Tangie, all of Williams; a sister, Becky Pinnick and husband, David, of Williams; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father and a niece, Claire.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 9th, in the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary, with Steve Warren officiating. Burial will follow in the Williams Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 8th, and from 9:00 a.m. until the hour of service on Monday at the Day & Carter Mortuary. A Masonic service will be conducted at 6:00 pm on Sunday by members of Bedford Lodge #14 F & AM.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mark’s memory to Lawrence County Cancer Patient Services.
Family and friends may express condolences at www.daycarter.com.
