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Danny Lee Spence, 33, an employee of the Federal Energy Commission in Helena, died Thursday morning at St. Peter's Community Hospital following an extended illness.

He was born June 3, 1945, in Oswego, N.Y., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Spence. The family later moved to California.

Spence was graduated from the University of California at Fullerton.

He was employed with the Government Accounting Office until transferring to Helena three years ago with the Federal Energy Commission.

Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Spence of LaMirada, Calif.; a sister, Jerris Maloy of Camino Ireland, Wash.; and three nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Retz Funeral chapel.

(Published in The Independent-Recrod of Helena, Montana on October 6, 1978)

Danny married C.L. Kitchen [Group Sheet]

Homer married Erma Lucille Cunningham 4 Oct 1936, Kennett, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA. Erma was born 29 Mar 1918, Hollywood, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA; died 10 Feb 2003, Conway, Skagit County, Washington, USA; was buried , Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Cypress, California, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Spence Rites Be Held Friday P.M.

Funeral services for W. A. Spence, who passed away yesterday morning at eleven o'clock at his home, 120 Drake, following a brief illness, will be held Friday afternoon at four o'clock at the Fisher Street Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. J. L. Hoggard, church pastor, assisted by Rev. L. L. Shoptaw and Rev. L. G. Miller.

Interment will be in Oaklawn Cemetery in charge of Gregg Funeral Home. Pall bearers will be: active, Pat Lyons, Ersel Odell, Lyle Odell, Orville McErven, Dillard Hendrix, and Holman Mabry; honorary, Bud Davis, John Dacus, John Griggs, Lee Daniels, R. C. Cloyd, Foster Sethman, Tom Hoover, and Aubry Futrell.

Surviving are: his wife, one son, Homer Spence, three daughters, Mrs. Bertha Mae Adrian, of Denver, Colo., Miss Delores Spence and Mrs. Vertise Berry, of this city; two brothers, Clyde Spence, of Jonesboro, and J. L. Spence, of Longview, Texas; and his step-mother, Mrs. Willie Spence, of this city.

The deceased was well known in Jonesboro. He was a member of the Fisher Street Methodist Church and was employed at the Cotton Belt roundhouse.

(Published in The Jonesboro, Arkansas Sun on June 3, 1937)

William married Ethel Lee Stokes 16 Dec 1906, Monroe County, Arkansas, USA. Ethel was born 4 Apr 1887, Mason, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA; died 18 Aug 1974, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Oaklawn Cemetery - Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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J.L. SPENCE DIED AT HOME HERE TODAY

James L. Spence, age 64 years, died this morning at 5 o'clock at his home on north Drake street. Four years ago the deceased was stricken with paralysis from which he never recovered sufficiently to pursue his vocation. He is survived by his wife and three sons, Orbie and Clyde of Jonesboro, James of Monroe, La., two brothers, Joe and Jasper residing on farms south of this city and a sister, Mrs. Thorn of Thayer, Mo.

Mr. Spence was an old resident of Craighead county and grew to manhood on a farm south of the city. Up to the time of his paralytic stroke he had been an engineer on the Cotton Belt railroad.

Funeral services will be conducted from the residence tomorrow afternoon at 1:30. Rev. Hammond and King of Fisher Street Methodist church officiating with burial in the City cemetery in charge of J.B. Gregg & Son.

The pall bearers are the following members of the B. of R.T.; Frank Smith, A.A. Goin, R.C. Cloyd, J.C. Marcom, R.R. Hortin and T.A. Howlett.

(Published in The Jonesboro Evening Sun on February 17, 1926)

James married Hester Annie Crow 15 Oct 1882, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA. Hester (daughter of John Thomas Crow and Calpernia Luvena Doyle) was born 12 Dec 1862, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA; died 25 Jun 1900, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA; was buried 26 Jun 1900, City Cemetery - Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Mrs. J.L. Spence of North Jonesboro died at her home yesterday morning, Thus the last smallpox victim is released by death instead of the health board.

Mrs. Spence had been ill for two weeks, and was thought to be doing very well. In fact it was hoped that she would be able to be up and released from quarantine within a few days, but she grew worse and died as stated.

We extend our sincere sympathy to this bereaved and stricken family.

(Published in The Jonesboro Enterprise on June 27, 1900)