Kelly Spears March 11, 1968 - February 14, 2016 William Gordon Kelly Spears of Waco left this life on Sunday, February 14, 2016, after a courageous extended battle with cancer. His memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 5, at Central United Methodist Church with the Rev. Michael Atherton officiating. Kelly was born March 11, 1968, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Soon after Kelly was transferred to The Methodist Mission Home in San Antonio, Texas. From there, he was adopted by Dr. Clark and Carolyn Spears of Wharton, Texas, at only six weeks old. Kelly graduated from Wharton High School in 1986 and then attended Texas State University. After transferring to Texas State Technical College in Waco, Kelly graduated with a major in Audio/Visual Communications. He worked in several departments for a national printing company for the next 19 years. From infancy, Kelly showed interest in music. This led him to recording and radio broadcasting. He was friends with many of Waco’s local musicians and disc jockeys, and the BEAR Radio Station gave him the name ‘Cricket’. He was recognized by this name throughout the city. Kelly’s other interests included ‘ball’ sports-baseball, football and basketball on all levels from high school to professional. Kelly is survived by his longtime companion, Lisa Jones; both parents; sisters, Paula Cooper and husband, Jim, Kimberly Atherton and husband, Michael, and Kara Spears-Humphreys and husband, William. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Providence Hospice, 6700 Sanger Ave., Waco, TX 76710. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our “Memorial Guestbook” at www.WHBfamily.com.
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