Troy D Spencer, 57, of Wichita, Kansas, was welcomed into the loving arms of his beloved Savior on May 18, 2024.

Troy was born in Wichita on June 22, 1966 to parents Donald (Duane) and Marianne Spencer. He attended Bethel Life School, where he graduated from high school in 1984. He went on to play basketball for Coffeyville Community College and Friends University (Wichita). He asked Tiffany Bales out on a date in 1988, and they were married on April 15, 1989. Together, they welcomed daughters Maclaine and Madison in 1997 and 2000, respectively. In 1999, they also had a son, Riley Matthew, who passed away before birth. Troy became a grandpa (or, more affectionately, Papa) to granddaughter Winslow in 2022.

Troy was an excellent, lifelong athlete. He played in the Little League World Series when he was 10 years old, as well as in the Biddy Ball Championship games in Hackensack, New Jersey. He holds the all-time scoring record in Bethel's basketball history. After college, he went on to play for several recreational basketball teams. In recent years, he spent much of his free time riding his bike and lifting weights at the gym.

After college, he and one of his best friends sold their cars, which included Troy's beloved blue '74 Maverick, and moved to Hawaii. They spent their days on the beach, sightseeing, and playing basketball at the local firehouse with the cast and crew of Magnum P.I., who filmed in Hawaii. Their plan was to share a studio apartment until the profits from their cars ran out, and that lasted eight months.

Troy worked for St. Joseph Hospital as a dietary aid in the kitchen and as a transport technician for PACU. He then switched careers to car sales and worked for several local dealerships, the latest of which was Lubbers Cars in Cheney, Kansas, where he spent the past 17 years.

Troy was a car fanatic and spent countless hours at drag races and car shows. He owned several of his cars twice, and he once traded so many personal vehicles in one calendar year that he was only one car shy of being required to register himself as a dealership. In his family's memory, the two standouts are the red Mustang he owned with his dad and the 1966 Chevy II Nova that his girls fondly remember working on in the garage with him.

Troy was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Donald and Gladys Spencer, maternal grandparents, Otto and Marie Waltner, father Don, son, Riley, step mother-in-law, Jan Bales, step father, Robert (Bob) Seacat, step father-in-law, Charles Maddox, and step sister-in-law Cheryl Maddox.

He is survived by his mother, Marianne Spencer Seacat, wife, Tiffany, daughters Maclaine (Jake) Noxon and Madison, granddaughter, Winslow, mother-in-law, Carol Maddox, father-in-law, Ron Bales, sisters-in-law Angela White, Shannon Maddox, and Ashley Bales; brothers-in-law Tim Carle and Morgan Bales; step brother, Todd Seacat, step sister, Carla (Darrell) Schofield, nieces Alex Mattoon, Marina Carle, Millie Carle, Ariyanna and Amiyah Bales; nephew, Sullivan Moores, and many, many loving aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Troy was a mighty prayer warrior, his wife's teammate and best friend, his daughters' safety net, his granddaughter's favorite high five and swing set company, a miniature dachshund lover, and, against his original wishes, a devoted cat owner. He was an "includer" by nature, an honest salesman, the comedic relief in every room, and usually a very hoarse KU basketball fan. He always swore his middle name, which was just the letter D, stood for "Delightful." He was the world's best storyteller by his girls' standards, insisted that milk should only be served in a real glass, didn't consider flip flops to be real shoes, and didn't leave us before perfecting his corned beef hash cooking technique. He was quiet and wise, loud and fun, and the kind of person everyone deserves in their corner. He was irreplaceable.

He was.

But, for the hope he had in his Savior, he IS .

Family visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Friday, May 31, at Baker Funeral Home, 6100 E. Central, Wichita.

Funeral will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 1 at Bethel Life Center, 3777 S. Meridian Ave., Wichita.

A graveside service will follow at Kechi Cemetery, Kechi.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the family's GoFundMe would be greatly appreciated .