Willie B. “Tootsie” Speer was born June 22, 1921 to Willie Boone “Pete” and Nancy Elizabeth (Newsom) Speer. He was born and raised in the small town of Concord and married Ruby Lee Cravey on February 21, 1942. In Concord, they raised their three children, Mary Ainsworth, Phyllis Foley, and Jeff Speer.
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