Vernon L. Spinner

Vernon Leroy Spinner, 89, passed away on November 7th, 2010 in Marshalltown, IA. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Wednesday. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Chester, Illinois. Memorials may be directed to the family. For condolences please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Vernon and his family. Phone 641-844-1234Vernon was the son of Everett Lee and Nina (Tindall) Spinner and was born on January 15, 1921, in Granite City, IL. When Vernon was 4, his family moved to Rockwood, IL, where they farmed, and he attended country school there through the 8th grade. In 1935 the gospel came to their community and later that year Vernon made his choice to serve the Lord. Vernon moved to East St. Louis, MO when he was 18 and worked at a packing house. He was drafted into the U.S. Army during WWII and was stationed in the Aleutian Islands where he served as an Army Medic at the Army hospital for almost 4 years. After his time in the Army, Vernon returned to Peoria, IL, where he worked until he entered the ministry on January 13, 1947. He labored in Illinois for 10 years, Wisconsin for 9 years, and Minnesota for 11 years and Iowa for over 30 years. In 2008, when he was no longer able to be active in the ministry, he moved to the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, where he stayed until the time of his death. Vernon enjoyed hunting, fishing, and while at the Veterans Home, reading, crafts and gardening.Vernon is survived by his sister Bernice Silger, and her husband, Robert, of Springfield, IL; his brother, Isaac, and his wife, Wilma, of Chester, IL; his sister-in-law Elizabeth Spinner of Oklahoma City, OK; and numerous nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Donald and Lester; and his sister-in-law, Bessey.