Barrie Elaine Spencer Obituary (1945 - 2024)

Barrie Elaine Carroll Spencer was born September 28,1945 in Monroe, Louisiana to Dr. N. R. Spencer and Barrie Walsworth Spencer. Granddaughter of Dr. James E. Walsworth and Margaret Hutchison Walsworth, and Dr. R. R. Spencer and Garland Grasty Spencer. Elaine graduated from Neville High School in 1963 in Monroe, Louisiana. In 1965 she was a finalist in the Maid of Cotton contest (sponsored by the National Cotton Council) in Memphis, Tennessee while attending Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi. Elaine graduated with “Academic Distinction” earning a B.A. degree in Psychology and History from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. She also became a member of the St. Thomas Chapter of Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology. Elaine grew up in the Methodist Church. She was a member of St. Luke’s Methodist Church in Houston, Texas. In her pastime, she was a member of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), she also enjoyed visiting with family and friends, reading, traveling, studying history, gardening and watching Turner Classic Movies. She is survived by her daughter, Margaret Whitney Churchill, (Mrs. Kent), Grandson, Luke Christopher Spencer Churchill, Son-in-law, Frank Kent Churchill all of Fort Worth, Texas and her brother Douglas Wilson Spencer who lives in Louisiana. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.