Helen Spangler

November 16, 1943 - November 16, 2017

Mrs. Helen Spangler, 74, of Clarksville, Missouri passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017 at her home in Clarksville. A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 P.M. Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana, Missouri with cremation following. She was born November 16, 1943 in Canton, Illinois the daughter of George and Dorothy Chaplin Tobias. She married Joseph Leon Spangler, Sr. September 13, 1958 in Louisiana, Missouri and he survives. She is also survived by three sons; Joseph Spangler, Jr. (Lisa) of Clarksville, Missouri, Gerald Spangler (Arlene) of Rock Springs, Wyoming and Paul J. Spangler (Lori) of Clarksville, Missouri, One daughter; Marsha Waite of Clarksville, Missouri, One sister; Nancy Douglas of Corpus Christi, Texas, Two brothers, Gerald Tobias of Hannibal, Missouri and Paul Tobias of Elsberry, Missouri, 12 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sons, William Spangler and Patrick Spangler who died in infancy and a daughter Tammy Charlene Kluegel, 5 sisters and 2 brothers. She had been employed as a Seamstress for Kamp-Togs Garment Factory for a number of years then at Wal-Mart’s where she was in charge of the sewing department until her retirement in 2012.