She was born in McNairy County, TN, the daughter of the late James Riley and Roeaney Fields Spencer. She had been a resident of Avon Park, Florida since 1985, moving from Henderson, TN. She was married to Ira Cagle in 1927, he passed away in 1934, in 1937 she was married to R.V. Sharpe, he passed away in 1990. She was a homemaker and a member of the Bethany Baptist Church.
She is survived by a daughter Gloria Jean Houpe (Tom) of Avon Park, FL; 4 granddaughters, 8 great granddaughters and 1 great great granddaughter; a brother Delmer Spencer of Elkhart, IN and a sister Irene Carter of Henderson.