Funeral services for Terri LaForge Spence, 67, of Winnsboro will be 2 p.m. Monday, November 16, 2020, in Temple Baptist Church, with Dr. Alan Miller and Rev. Jimmy Harper officiating. Interment will follow in Crowville Masonic Cemetery, under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home. Visitation will be 12 noon until time of service at the church.
Terri was born May 6, 1953, in Winnsboro to the union of Edward J. and Dorothy Craft LaForge and passed from this life on November 14, 2020, at Franklin Medical Center in Winnsboro.
"I fight for the kids that are unable to fight for themselves".
Mrs. Terri dedicated her life to the well being of all the children with whom she came in contact with. She started her journey by completing her masters of social work from the Louisiana State University. She then went on to work for child protective services with the State of Louisiana, where she touched the lives of many children. She ended her career with Franklin Medical Center where she built the mental and behavioral health program and even served as CEO.
Mrs. Terri loved her family to who she was their bedrock. So steady in her faith and shoulders strong enough for the heaviest of burdens, she would listen and give the wisdom of her Lord to lessen the burdens of all who would ask it of her. But the true loved and passion of Mrs. Terri was her grandchildren. She would do anything and everything for them, from dance recitals to softball fields, she was there no matter the situation. They were her heart, the thing that kept her moving forward.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Edward J. and Dorothy LaForge; aunt Shirley Smathers; one nephew, Dalton LaForge.
Survivors include her husband Billy R. Spence; two children: Mark E. Spence and Paige D. Yell and husband Christopher; one brother Wayne E. LaForge and wife Mary; eight grandchildren: Katie E. Carson, Spence M. Carson, Hailey G. Carson, Colton R. Spence, Olivia C. Spence, Lauryn Duke, Sydney Yell and Kyle Yell; a host nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be Tony Blanco, Eric Gossett, Trey Hutson, Phillip Mulkey, Roger Spence, and Kyle Yell.
We will miss you every day until we see you again in our permanent home, your loving children.
The family request that mask be worn and social distancing be observed.
Online condolences may be made at www.gillfirstnational.com .

Visitation
Temple Baptist Church
Monday, November 16, 2020
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Taylor Ave.
Winnsboro, LA 71295
Funeral Service
Temple Baptist Church
Monday, November 16, 2020
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Taylor Ave.
Winnsboro, LA 71295
Interment
Crowville Masonic Cemetery
Monday, November 16, 2020

Crowville, LA