Alice Francis Sumerlin Spears, 81, of Stanford passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2024. Born in Tennessee on December 25, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Lucille Floyd Sumerlin.

Alice loved to visit Renfro Valley and see John Conlee. She enjoyed watching UK Basketball and Football and going to Goodwills.

Alice is survived by her sons: Lonnie (Norma) Spears, Jr. of Moreland and Dustan (Candra) Spears of McKinney; a daughter, Michelle (Larry) Knouse, of Waynesburg; 9 grandchildren: Brandon (Kala) Casey of Moreland, Keyonia (Brandon) Brown of Junction City, Kaleisha Casey of Stanford, Breanna (Jordon) Smith of McKinney, Kalee Spears of McKinney, Allison Stratton of Waynesburg, Adam Spears of Waynesburg, Josh (Shelby) Coddington of Bowling Green, and Lexi Knouse of Ohio; 11 great-grandchildren, and companion of 24 years, Perry McElroy.

In addition to her parents, Alice was preceded in death by her spouse, Lonnie Wright Spears, Sr; brother, James Sumerlin, and infant sister, Mary Sumerlin.

Visitation is 5:00 PM- 8:00 PM Monday at W. L. Pruitt Funeral Home. Funeral service will be Tuesday at 11:00 AM with Chaplain Jonathan Grizzell officiating. Burial will follow in Buffalo Springs Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Lonnie Spears, Jr., Dustan Spears, Steve Spears, Larry Knouse, Tony Archer, and Paul Rice. Honorary Pallbearers are Alan Dishon, Bobby Popplewell, Michael Edwards, Adam Spears, Allison Stratton, Josh Coddington, and Shane Davidson.

A Special Thank You to Heritage Hospice and Gail Caudill, Tammy Moore, Lisa Beasley, Jonathan Grizzell, and Brandy Jenkins.

Guestbook is available at www.wlpruitt.com.