Jean Frances Spencer

Jean Frances Spencer, age 84, of the Baptist Valley section of Cedar Bluff, Virginia, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2023 in a Richlands, Virginia hospital. She was born in Richlands, Virginia and was the daughter of the late John Hoops and Clara Caudill Hoops. She had made her home in the Cedar Bluff area all of her life and was a retired school bus driver from Tazewell County Public Schools. She was a Richlands High School Class of 1957 graduate. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend and will always hold a special place in our hearts. She loved the Lord, Jesus, and may have been the first to popularize the phrase, “Prayer is more powerful than a nuclear bomb.” A matriarchal leader of her family, she was a powerful force ready to defend her loved ones from any who would cross them. Jean loved praying, going to church, spending time talking to her family and friends-either on the phone or in person. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Kimberly Jean Keene and husband, Ronnie Keene; and sisters, Lela Manning, Margaret Bostic, Janie Bryant, and Priscilla Gail Maggard. Survivors are: Daughters: Jamie Beavers and husband, Michael of Bluefield, Virginia Jennie Spencer of Cedar Bluff, Virginia Sons: Shawn Muir of Bainbridge Island, Washington Darren Spencer of Cedar Bluff, Virginia Grandchildren: Kelly Keene, Sarah Muir, Kevin Keene, Catie Muir, Dylan Spencer, Evie Muir-Jia, and Savannah Spencer Great Grandchildren: Kellyn Brown, Kase Vilacha, Kevin Keene, Jr., Kaleb Keen, and Kanaan Keene Funeral services for Jean Frances Spencer will be conducted Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 2pm at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Virginia with the Rev. Jim Moore officiating. Interment will follow at Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Virginia. Sons, Grandsons, and Great Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Friends may visit from 6pm until 9pm on Monday evening at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia oversees arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com

Jean Frances Spencer

December 19, 1938 - October 12, 2023