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Active in the community, Spurlock was a past chairman of the trustees of the Twin City Art Foundation Board. She was involved too with the [[United Way]] of Northeast Louisiana, the Public Affairs Research Council in [[Baton Rouge]], the Strauss Little Theatre in Monroe, the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana, and the Salvation Army. She was an advisor of the Junior League of Monroe and the [[Chamber of Commerce]]. She was the chairman of the Freedom of Information Committee of the Louisiana Press Association. She also sat on the national board of the American Society of News Editors. In 2002, she was named a "Distinguished Alumnus" of Louisiana Tech's College of Liberal Arts. She mentored the newsroom staff and opened her home to her colleagues on [[Thanksgiving Day]] or for celebrations of newsroom awards.<ref name=obit/>

Active in the community, Spurlock was a past chairman of the trustees of the Twin City Art Foundation Board. She was involved too with the [[United Way]] of Northeast Louisiana, the Public Affairs Research Council in [[Baton Rouge]], the Strauss Little Theatre in Monroe, the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana, and the Salvation Army. She was an advisor of the Junior League of Monroe and the [[Chamber of Commerce]]. She was the chairman of the Freedom of Information Committee of the Louisiana Press Association. She also sat on the national board of the American Society of News Editors. In 2002, she was named a "Distinguished Alumnus" of Louisiana Tech's College of Liberal Arts. She mentored the newsroom staff and opened her home to her colleagues on [[Thanksgiving Day]] or for celebrations of newsroom awards.<ref name=obit/>

A classically trained pianist, she was also a songwriter, the executive producer for the locally produced film "Cowboy and Indiana.'' She was a past president of the Louisiana/Mississippi Association for Popular Music Education. She wrote a novella in 2017. She was an avid gardener and engaged in trout fishing on the White River in [[Arkansas]].<ref name=obit/>  

A classically trained pianist, she was also a songwriter, the executive producer for the locally produced film 'l'llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllCowboy and Indiana.'' She was a past president of the Louisiana/Mississippi Association for Popular Music Education. She wrote a novella in 2017. She was an avid gardener and engaged in trout fishing on the White River in [[Arkansas]].<ref name=obit/>  

Spurlock died at the age of sixty-eight at her home in Monroe after a lengthy illness.

Spurlock died at the age of sixty-eight at her home in Monroe after a lengthy illness.