Mr. William Doyce Spears, age 92 of Prescott, AR, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2020 in Houston, TX. Doyce was born March 26, 1928 in Prescott, AR to Ernest Eugene and Willie Gertrude Loe Spears.

Doyce's father spent his career in the Navy, and the family moved around the world when he was a child, including stint in the Philippines and China. He attended Ouachita University in Arkadelphia, AR, where he enrolled in ROTC. Later, as a commissioned First Lieutenant in the Army, Doyce led an infantry platoon in the Korean War and fought on the frontlines.

After completing his service, he met June. They married in 1953 at Church of the Open Door in Greenville, MS. They lived together in Arkansas, where he worked for Lion Oil. After Doyce took a job with Dow Chemical, they moved to Freeport, TX in 1955. Three years later they moved again to nearby Angleton, TX where they raised their daughters, Cara and Lynn.

Doyce was an inventor, a craftsman, and a mechanic. His knowledge was vast. He worked at Dow for more than 40 years as a research chemist. At Dow, he patented a type of bacteria that helped clean wastewater.

He was a keen mechanic and repaired his own cars. His daughters can recall watching him use a tree limb and chain hoist to lower a new engine into his 1955 Chevy. He was a Freemason, and a "do it yourself" kind of man. Doyce enjoyed maintaining his home, gardening and doing his own repairs. He was quiet and kind, and a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife, Bettye June Johnson Spears, two daughters; Cara Barer, husband Jorge, Lynn Rich, husband Mark, four grandchildren; Brooke Barer, David Barer, Robert White, Rae-Ellen Kuhner, and four great-grandchildren; Kayda White, Aubrey White, Jocie Haughton, and Early Barer.

In lieu of flower, donations to your choice to charity may be made in his memory.

Graveside service will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, July 20, 2020 at Sweet Home Cemetery with Rev. Jerry Westmoreland officiating. Burial to follow at Sweet Home Cemetery, Blevins, AR. Arrangements are under direction of BRAZZEL/Cornish The Funeral Home of Prescott, Eddie Brazzel, Director. Online condolences: www.brazzelfuneralhome.com