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Spurgeon Lee Reynolds Jr. was the eighth of eleven children born to Spurgeon Lee Reynolds Sr. and Aberline Addie Manely Reynolds on December 17, 1924 in Overton Md. His older siblings were born in Winston, N.C.. Two brothers died at infancy. Spurgeon and his brothers were employed by his father's Landscaping business in Baltimore which was the reason for the family moving to Baltimore. After school and work the boys would play baseball on the team his father coached while his sister's stayed mostly in the house. Graduating from Douglass High School Spurgeon went to work at the Signal Depot Plant near Ft. Holllabird, Md. then joined the Army Unit Port Battalion 317, Co. 511 in 1943. Most of his military duty was spent in the Pacific loading ships with supplies and weapons for the troops. Upon Spurgeon's Honorable Discharge from the army in 1946, he drove for the Yellow Cab company before becoming employed by the U.S. Postal service Special Delivery Unit where he retired after 33 years. He found time to help in his brother-in law's , (Bill Carter) catering service business on a as needed bases. Spurgeon married Delores Jeanette Caster in 1949. They has no children of their own but were blessed with caring for Delores's mother Mamie Caster and nephews Eugene and Lloyd Caster. He devoted his love and care for his ailing wife Delores until her death in August 1986. Spurgeon and his sidekick cousin Teddy Reynolds delivered Meals on Wheels for the shut in thru Douglass Memorial Community Church even though he himself refused to accrpt meals in his own failing years. Spurgeon made the decision to leave Walbrook Ave. homestead of many years to move into a senior citizen condo. He gave up his cars and used public transportation and refused to give up his independence or to be confined to staying home as he continued to ride the bus downtown and around the city to shop and do his banking way into his later years. He wanted to be out seeing people and being around family. Even though Spurgeon loved music and watching John Wayne westerns, h enever missed a chance going to the race track like his brothers (Jimmy, Jack, Harry, and later Donald) or a chance to keep in touch with his sisters, (Gwendolyn Grinage, Peggy Carter, and Gloria Parker), who all proceeded him in death. Spurgeon has one remaining sister, Bobbie (Beverly) Bailey, making her the last of her entire Reynolds generation. There are twenty-seven nieces and nephews any greats to carry on the Reynolds Family tradition " Family, Love, and Unity.

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Spurgeon Lee Reynolds Jr.

December 17, 1924 - May 31, 2020