Woodbury Reports
Bonners Ferry, ID

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Condolences To Spires Family

It is with deep sadness that we send our hearts and prayers to Jeanette Spires (and family) for the loss of her husband James.

James Whitney Spires, 78, passed away on February 17, 2012 from Parkinson's disease, at his home in Lincolnshire, Illinois, in the loving presence of family members and caregivers. The only child of Whitt and Lillian Spires, James was born in Augusta, Arkansas in 1933. He became a decorated career Army officer and later started his own business. He read and traveled widely, and instilled in his children his love of knowledge and curiosity about the world. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends, all of whom admired his keen intellect, quick wit, genial demeanor and kindness.

James is survived by his wife Jeanette Elizabeth; daughter Dr. Ann Bradley Spires and her husband Gary Covino of Haverhill, Massachusetts; son Scott Whitney Spires and his wife Olga Uspenskaya and her son, Victor Kononenko of Moscow, Russia; daughter Laura Elizabeth (Spires) Freeburn and her husband Ryan Freeburn of Barry's Bay, Ontario, Canada; and his three granddaughters, Clare, Cecilia, and Jane Freeburn.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend a memorial service in the Lake Forest area on a date to be announced. Burial will then follow at Arlington National Cemetery, also on a date to be announced.

Memorial donations may be made to The Kithasyu Library Fund, which supports the operations of a community library founded by Ann Spires in a small village in rural Kenya. Info - Wenban Funeral Home 847-234-0022.