Michael Gerald "Mike" Spier's Obituary
Michael Gerald "Mike" Spier, 76, of Clarendon, Texas passed away Monday, December 22, 2025.
Services will be 2:00 PM Monday, December 29, 2025 in the Clarendon Church of Christ. Burial will follow in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.
Viewing will be held Sunday with the family receiving friends for visitation from 4:00-6:00 PM at the funeral home.
Arrangements are under the care of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Michael Gerald Spier was born on April 4, 1949, in Memphis, Texas, to J.H. Spier Jr. and Wilma.
Mike and his brothers grew up working for their father at Junior’s Food Market here in Clarendon. He graduated from Clarendon High School in 1967. Following in his father’s footsteps, Mike enlisted in the United States Navy because Junior said he would always have a dry bed and a warm meal. Mike served in Vietnam before returning home to work at the family store.
Mike became engaged to Neva Dale Morrison on Thanksgiving in 1973, and they were immediately married on December 30, 1973. Together they built their life in Clarendon and would have celebrated 52 years of marriage this year.
In addition to the store, Mike worked at Texas Saddlery and for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He was best known for his greatest passion—serving for 30 years as a Donley County deputy sheriff, protecting and serving the community he lived in his entire life. He retired in 2017.
Mike was a member of the Clarendon Church of Christ. He served with the Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department and Clarendon EMS. And for 25 years he was in the press box as the voice of the Clarendon Broncos.
Mike was also probably the town’s biggest prankster. If you ever had a horn, siren, shotgun, taser, etc go off around you, then you know exactly who was responsible.
Mike was preceded in death by his father, J.H. Spier Jr.; his mother, Wilma Spier; and his brothers, Lynn and Bill Spier.
Mike is survived by his wife, Neva Spier; daughters Nichole Rivera (Jeff) of Pike Road, Alabama, and NeAnne Clinton (David) of Enid, Oklahoma; and sons Darren Spier (Melanie) of Canyon, Texas, and Hunter Spier (LeeAnn) of Amarillo, Texas. He is also survived by twelve grandchildren: Justin and Julia Rivera; Brady, Joshua (Bria), Ryan, Jessica, and Abigail Clinton; Jake and Jensen Spier; and Hunter Jr., Haylie, and Harley Spier. He is further survived by three great-grandchildren, Clara and Dakota Clinton, with great-granddaughter, Nora, on the way.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Clarendon EMS or the Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department.
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