John Rex "Johnny Rex" Spitzer

1940 - 2010  (69 years)

• Name	John Rex "Johnny Rex" Spitzer
  Born	15 Dec 1940
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jan 2010	Marianna, Florida   [1]
  Person ID	I56548	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	John Bernard "Jack" Spitzer,   b. 3 Jun 1912, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Apr 1986  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary Cecil Andes,   b. 17 Mar 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jan 1985  (Age 73 years)
  Married	31 Oct 1934
  Family ID	F20949	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Patsy Olen Ryals,   b. 5 Aug 1949  (Age 74 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1969
  Children	+ 1. Kimberly Ann Spitzer,   b. 29 Nov 1968  (Age 55 years)   2. John Rex Spitzer, II,   b. 28 Mar 1977  (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F20954	Group Sheet

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 142.

  
  

• Sources

  [S106] The Mountain Press, 26 Jan 2010. slideshow John Rex (Johnny Rex) Spitzer Sr., age 69 of Pigeon Forge, TN, passed away Monday, January 18, 2010, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law Kimberly and Scott Barfield of Marianna, FL, after an extensive battle with cancer. Johnny Rex served proudly in the United States Navy for 20 years and retired with an honorable discharge as Signalman 1st Class. He was a proud member of the Fleet Reserve Branch 290, American Legion Post 316 at Atlantic Beach, FL, and a long time member of Walden’s Creek Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents Mary Cecil (Andes) and George Hatcher, John B. Spitzer and granddaughter, Taylor Brooke Watson. He is survived by five children, Kimberly Barfield and husband Scott of Marianna, FL and Tracy Watson and husband Dean of Cleveland, TN; three sons, John R. Spitzer II and wife Paula of Hanceville, AL, Johnny Parton and wife Star of Kodak, TN, and Terry Parton and wife Cheryl of Fort Walton, FL; one brother, Jim Spitzer and wife Ruth of Cincinnati, OH; two sisters, Gwatha Kear and husband Larry of Pigeon Forge, and Letitia Hickam of Hixson, TN; eleven grandchildren (ten girls and one boy), Haley, Kelsey Katy and Hannah Barfield, Emma Ray, Amelia and Clara Spitzer, Danielle and Jalena Parton, and Morgan and Caden Watson; along with a host of nieces and nephews. A memorial service honoring Johnny Rex’s life will be held at Walden’s Creek Methodist Church, Saturday, January 30th at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to Emerald Coast Hospice would be appreciated, 4374 Lafayette St. Marianna, FL 32446.