Sue Spencer, 79, of Coal City, formerly of Taylorville, passed away at 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Morris Hospital in Morris.

Sue was born July 6, 1942 in Taylorville, the daughter of Charles and Pauline (DeSelms) Brown.  She married Lyle R. Spencer on September 2, 1967 in Taylorville.  He preceded her in death on May 20, 2011.

Sue graduated from Morrisonville High School with the Class of 1960, and went to work as a bookkeeper with Liberty Mutual for over 25 years. Sue was a past-member of Davis Memorial Christian Church, where she was active in the Christian Women.  She enjoyed sewing, garage sales, picking her guitar, and reading, but Sue enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren the most.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Kristi L. Spencer; and brothers, Jack and Larry Brown.

Sue is survived by her daughter, Sherrell (husband, Ric) Trulock of Braidwood; granddaughters, Megan Post of Morris, and Nicole Trulock of Braidwood; great granddaughter, Jaclyn Post; siblings, Marilyn (husband, John) Munroe of Jacksonville, FL, Ron (wife, Minnie) Brown of Maunie, IL, and Karen (husband, David) Baker of Murfreesboro, TN; special nieces, Jackie (husband, Dan) Foil, and Angie (husband, Jerry) Watson; and numerous other nieces and nephews.

Visitation & Funeral Ceremony: The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until the time of ceremony at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Shafer-Perfetti & Assalley Funeral Home, 202 W. Franklin Street, Taylorville, IL 62568, with Pastor Don Beetem officiating. The funeral ceremony will be live streamed under Sue's obituary, on the funeral home website.

Private family burial will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Taylorville.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Please visit www.assalleyfuneralhomes.com to share memories of Sue, or to offer condolences to her family.