Michael Douglas Spillman

August 23, 1952 — November 22, 2025

Michael Douglas Spillman, 73, passed away November 22, 2025, at his home in Bethel Acres. Oklahoma.

Born in Perry, Oklahoma on August 23, 1952, he was the son of Jimmie and Evelyn Spillman. He graduated from Perry High School in 1970 and continued his education at Oklahoma State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1975.

He lived and worked in Seattle, Washington contracting as an electrical engineer designing and writing circuits for 50 years before returning to Oklahoma in 2024. He enjoyed designing and working with electronics, writing computer programs, coding, the internet, hiking and sailing.

He loved his nieces and nephews and especially his cat, Daisy.

Survivors include: his sister, Marilyn Kaufmann and her husband Robert, Newalla, Oklahoma; his brother Bobby Spillman and wife Karen, Tucson, Arizona; and several nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death were his parents and a sister, Barbara Cook.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date, orchestrated by his family. No formal funeral service will be held. Memorials may be made in his honor to the First Baptist Church of Perry.