Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



The Teague Chronicle
August 27, 2009 edition

JOHN C. "JAKE" McSPADDEN

Funeral services for Mr. John C. "Jake" McSpadden, 94, were held at the First 
United Methodist Church in Livingston on Saturday, August 8, 2009. Burial was 
at Brookside Memorial Park in Houston, Texas.

Mr. McSpadden was born on March 25, 1915, in Teague, Texas to William Hardy 
McSpadden, Sr. and Eunice Ogilvie McSpadden. He graduated from Teague High 
School in 1931 and attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas and
Texas Tech in Lubbock. Mr. McSpadden was employed by the Teague State Bank on 
January 2, 1936. He married Dorothy Harrison on July 3, 1939. He served as 
Scoutmaster, volunteer fireman, Worshipful Master of Masonic Lodge #739, Sunday 
School Superintendent and was a member of other civic organizations while 
living in Teague. He served in the United States Army from February 1944, to 
January 30, 1946, with Company L. 333 Regiment 84th Infantry Division in the 
European Theatre. He received three Battle Stars for combat in The Ardennes, 
The Rhineland and Central Europe. He received an honorable discharge in January
1946. Mr. McSpadden worked for the Teague State bank until 1956 when he moved 
to Livingston, Texas with his wife and daughter, Linda, where he was employed 
by the First State Bank of Livingston for the next twenty-nine years. He
retired as President in 1985. Jake was President of the Livingston Lions Club 
in 1971 - 1972; Polk County Man of the Year in 1979; Treasurer of the Red Cross
for many years; other miscellaneous school and civic organizations; and Board 
member of the Chamber of Commerce, Trinity River Authority, State Chartered 
Banks as well as an original Board Member of The Morrison Foundation. He was a 
member of the United Methodist Church of Livingston where he served on the 
Administrative Board. He was President of the Methodist men for a number of 
years and was also a long time member of the Friendship Sunday School Class.
They moved to The Woodlands, Texas in 2002. Jake and his wife celebrated 70 
years of marriage on July 3, 2009. He passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2009.

Jake McSpadden's parents and brother Bernard McSpadden and his wife Rachael 
preceded him in death.

Mr. McSpadden is survived by his wife Dot ad daughter Linda M. Lees of The 
Woodlands; his granddaughter, Julie Fahy and husband John of Coppell; her great
grandson Jacob Wilkinson and his father Mark Wilkinson of Tomball, Texas. His
brothers W.H. (Billy) McSpadden, Jr. and his wife Marie of Teague and Garland
McSpadden and his wife Leonora of Harker Heights, Texas and numerous nieces and
nephews also survive Mr. McSpadden.

The Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston was in charge of the funeral 
arrangements.