Spence, James W.Lakeland, FL-Dr. James Wilson Spence, IINeurosurgeonDr. James W. Spence, II died on August 26, 2017 at the age of 77. He was born on February 22, 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland to James and Helen Spence.He was a neurosurgeon for 37 years, working for Peninsula General Hospital in Salisbury, Maryland from 1974 to 1988, and for the Watson Clinic in Lakeland, FL from 1988 to 2006. He enjoyed the outdoors, wine collecting, horticulture, and fishing.He is survived by his wife, Juanita Spence; three children, Jennifer Anne Spence, Jessica Lynn Beck (Joshua), and James Wilson Spence, II (Britny); and four grandchildren, John Ronald Beck, James Wilson Spence IV, Camden Michael Spence, and Joseph Louis Beck. A visitation will be held at the Tribute Center at Heath Funeral Chapel from 1-3pm and 5-7pm on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Florida Gulf Coast, 14010 Roosevelt Blvd., Suite 709, Clearwater, FL 33762.