Spencer Thomas Bachus, Jr.

Spencer T. Bachus Jr., 86, of Hoover died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005. Reared in the Acipco community, he attended Phillips High School and graduated from Auburn University in 1939 with a degree in mechanical engineering. A veteran of World War II, he returned home to open a cabinet shop with his cousin, Fleet Vaughan, and became associated with partners, Ellis and Howard Hallmark, building churches, schools and businesses throughout Alabama. He was an early member of Lakeside Baptist Church where he served for more than 20 years as teacher of the Senior Men's Sunday School Bible Class. He was one of the original founders of Carpenters for Christ. He was preceded by his two sisters, Sarah (Guy) Cox and Ruth (Rusty) McDonald. He is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Edith Wells Bachus; his son, Spencer (Linda) Bachus III; his grandchildren, Warren, Stuart, Elliott, Candace Bevill and Lisa (Carl) Douglas; his great-grandson, Christopher Lee Douglas; and his brother, Warren Henry Bachus of Pensacola, Fla.World War II veteran