Billy Eugene Spears, 88 of Van Buren passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2017 in a local hospital. He was a security watchman for Van Buren Glass Plant. He was preceded in death by his wife Nellie Roam, his parents Everett and Nellie (White) Spears, two sisters Doris Polk and Edwina Johnson and one brother Edwin Spears.

Funeral services will be 2PM, Friday, October 20, 2017 at Gracelawn Cemetery in Van Buren under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren.

He is survived by two daughters Debra Anderson and her husband Randy of Fort Smith and Donna Crocker and her husband Bobby of Ozark; two sons Billy Spears of Van Buren and Randy Spears of Fort Smith; one sister Mary Ann Johnston of Mustang, OK; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.

Family will visit with relatives and friends Thursday, October 19, 2017 from 6-8 PM at Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren 700 Jefferson Street.