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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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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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James L. Spence, 56, retired locomotive engineer, died Tuesday morning at 8:45 a.m. at his home on the Gladewater road, following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. at Welch's chapel with Rev. W.H. Chestham, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, officiating. Interment will be in Memory Park. Although ill for more than four years his condition became worse two weeks ago.

The deceased, a native of Jonesboro, Ark., has lived in Longview for a number of years. Before his illness he was an active member of Bernay Camp Post, American Legion, and took part in many local civic projects. During World War I he served in Paris and Orleans, France.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. James L. Spence of Longview; one daughter, Miss Jeanne Sweete Spence, student in Centenary college, Shreveport; one brother, Clyde Spence of Jonesboro, Ark. Pallbearers will be members of the local post of the American Legion.

(Published in The Longview-News Journal on June 25, 1946)

James married Lillian Ogilvie Burke 8 Jun 1925. Lillian was born 20 Oct 1891, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; died 14 Apr 1948, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA; was buried 15 Apr 1948, Memory Park Cemetery - Longview, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

Clyde married Helen Gould Cole 16 Aug 1925, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA. Helen was born 22 Feb 1904, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA; died 14 Apr 1974, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Oaklawn Cemetery - Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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GLENDALE - Services for Bertha Mae Mormena, 71, who died Jan. 8, 1980, in Glendale Samaritan Hospital, will be 7 p.m. today in Grimshaw Chapel, 710 W. Bethany Home.

Mrs. Mormena, 6231 N. 59th Ave., is survived by her daughter, Rose Renee Cullen; two grandsons; a brother and two sisters.

(Published in The Arizona Republic on January 9, 1980)

Bertha married Clifford Jacques Adrienne 27 Jun 1934, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA; divorced 21 Mar 1940, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA. Clifford was born 23 Feb 1897, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA. [Group Sheet]

Bertha — Joe Guiseppi Mormena. Joe was born 15 Feb 1896, Cotolica, Italy; died 29 Jul 1970, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA; was buried 8 Aug 1970, Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery - San Antonio, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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JONESBORO - Dolores Hendrix, 82, retired elementary school teacher, died Friday at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Gregg Funeral Home with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery. Mrs. Hendrix, the wife of Dillard Hendrix, also leaves two sons, William Maurice Hendrix and Phillip D. Hendrix, both of Jonesboro; a brother, Homer Spence of Anaheim, Calif., five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center Emergency Room and Critical Care Unit.

(Published in The Memphis Commercial Appeal on August 9, 1992)

Della married Jesse Dillard Hendrix 7 Jan 1940, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA. Jesse was born 15 May 1909, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA; died 27 Oct 1992, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA; was buried 30 Oct 1992, Oaklawn Cemetery - Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]

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JONESBORO - Mrs. Vertice Berry, 71, widow of Flavel Berry, died Sunday at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center. Services at 2 p.m. today at Fisher Street Baptist Church; burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Langford's Funeral Service. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Dixie Gray of Artesia, N.M.; two sons, Eddie Berry of Jonesboro and Jackie Berry of Pocahontas; a sister, Mrs. Delores Hendrix of Jonesboro, and a brother, Homer Spence of Anaheim, Calif.

(Published in The Memphis Commercial Appeal on August 16, 1983)

Vertice married Flavel Elliott Berry 25 Dec 1931, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA. Flavel was born 6 Oct 1910, Brookland, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA; died 3 Jun 1954, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA; was buried 6 Jun 1954, Oaklawn Cemetery - Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA. [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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LONGVIEW - Funeral services for Jeanne Sweete Spence Pace will be held at Rader Funeral Home in Longview, Saturday, November 26 at 2:00 p.m. Jeff Sims will officiate. Memorials may be made to a church or charity of choice.

Mrs. Pace died Sunday, November 20, 2022. She was born February 26, 1928, in Monroe LA, the only daughter of James Luther and Lillian Burke Spence. She attended Longview schools from 1934-1944, graduating with honors on D-Day, June 6, 1944. She attended Southwest Texas State College 1944-1946 and received a B.A. degree in English from Centenary College, June 2, 1947. She was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. She taught fourth grade at Northcutt Heights School in Longview, 1947-1948. On February 2, 1948, she married Henry A. Pace, Jr. at First Christian Church. In May 1948, she began work for the Texas and Pacific Railroad. She served as secretary of Judson PTA, 1957-1959. She was a Cub Scout Den Mother and Blue Bird Leader. She served on the Board of the T&P Federal Credit Union, was a member of Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, and was a docent at the East Texas Oil Museum in Kilgore. For many years, she served as election clerk and election judge. She was President of Gregg County Republican Women, 1983-1984. She retired from T&P-MP-UP Railroad in 1986. Mrs. Pace was a member of Alpine Church of Christ.

Mrs. Pace was preceded in death by her parents, a half sister, Lillian White/Raimey, two sons, James Henry Pace and Richard William Pace, great grandson, Jaden Daniel Sims, and her husband of 55 years, Henry A. Pace, Jr.

She is survived by a daughter, Kathie Jeanne Sims, two sons and four daughters in law, John David and Gayla Pace, Robert Gordon and Sandra Pace, Teresa Pace, and Sheena Pace. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, Jeromey Daniel Sims, Jeffrey Scott and Kristina Sims, Brandi Michelle and Travis Reed, Alexandra Morgan Pace and Stuart Wright, Tony Sabo, Jamie Lynn and Clay Heichelheim, Justin Ryan Pace, Philip Bryan Pace and Ashley Liegman, Jason Aaron and Tami Pace, Kelli Michelle and Billy Dixon, twelve great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.

(Published in The Longview News-Journal on November 23, 2022)

Jeanne married Henry Augustus Pace, Jr. 2 Feb 1948, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA. Henry was born 8 Mar 1925, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA; died 15 Jun 2003, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA; was buried 20 Jun 2003, Rosewood Park Cemetery - Longview, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

Evelyn married James Hugh Carter, Jr. 25 Jun 1945, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA. James was born 5 Dec 1924, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA; died 15 Aug 2002, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

R.R. married J.S. Cullen [Group Sheet]

W.M. — .. Unknown [Group Sheet]

W.M. married J.A. Roberts [Group Sheet]

P.D. married L.G. Sloan [Group Sheet]

Edward married Connie Sue Baugh 18 Dec 1953; divorced 3 Mar 1954, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA. Connie was born 1 Feb 1939, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA; died 30 Jul 2010, Berryville, Carroll County, Arkansas, USA; was buried 3 Aug 2010, Berryville Memorial Cemetery - Berryville, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]

Edward married Audrey Marie Asher 19 Feb 1955, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA. Audrey was born 30 Sep 1929, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA; died 19 Apr 1989, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA; was buried , Oaklawn Cemetery - Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]

Jackson married S.J. Jones [Group Sheet]

James — S.M. Mergal. [Group Sheet]

D.L. married L.L. Todd [Group Sheet]

D.L. married B.M. True [Group Sheet]

D.L. married R.G. Gray [Group Sheet]

D.L. married R.F. Hard [Group Sheet]

Patricia married D.R. Story [Group Sheet]

Patricia — Johnny Ray Schales. Johnny was born 17 Aug 1961, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA; died 27 Jan 1996, Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA; was buried 30 Jan 1996, Pine Hill Cemetery - Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet]

Jerris married C.L. Maloy [Group Sheet]

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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]

J.D. — G. Joyce. [Group Sheet]

R.G. — S. Falconer. [Group Sheet]

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HALLSVILLE - Services for James Henry Pace, 40, of Hallsville will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26 at the Hallsville Church of Christ with B.F. Jones officiating.

Mr. Pace, minister for the Hallsville Church of Christ, died Friday in Longview. Interment will be at Grace Hill Cemetery.

He was born Feb. 10, 1952, in Longview and was a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Longview High School, attended Kilgore College and graduated from the Brown Trail School of Preaching at Fort Worth Christian College.

Survivors include his wife Theresa of Hallsville; five children, Jamie Lynn, Justin Ryan and Philip Bryan Pace of Hallsville, Kimberly Laine Woodall Rogers of Hallsville and Ronald Wesley Bullock of Hallsville; his parents, Henry and Jeanne Pace of Longview; brothers and sisters-in-law, John David and Gayla Pace of Austin, Robert and Sandra Pace of Regina, Saskatchewan, and Richard William and Sheena Pace of Longview.

Also, a sister and brother-in-law, Kathie and David Sims Jr. of Longview; his mother-in-law, Rubye Edwards of Tyler; and several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends at Rader Funeral Home Monday from 7-9 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Medina Children's Home.

(Published in The Marshall News Messenger on January 24, 1993)

James married M.T. Edwards [Group Sheet]

K.J. married D.V. Sims, Jr. [Group Sheet]

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Funeral services for Richard William Pace, 50, of Longview will be held at Two O'clock pm Saturday January 3, 2008 at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home 1617 Judson Road. Mr. Pace passed away Wednesday December 31, 2008 in Longview.

He was born July 13, 1958 in Longview, Texas. He was a member of the last graduating class at the Old Longview High School in 1976. He worked for Fleetwood Manufacturing Plant for twenty years as a material handler. He was a member of the Church of Christ.

He is survived by his wife Sheena, of Longview, son, Jason Pace and wife Tami of Little Elm, TX.; daughter, Kelli Dixon and husband Billy, Jr. of Denton, TX.; mother Jeanne Pace of Longview, TX.; two brothers, John David Pace and wife Gayla of Lake Cherokee, Robert Gordon Pace and wife Sandra of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; sister, Kathie Jeanne Sims and husband David, Jr. of Longview, TX.; sister-in-law, Teresa Pace of Tyler, TX. five nephews, three nieces, five great-nephews and two great-neices.

He was preceded in death by his father, Henry A. Pace, Jr. and a brother, James Henry Pace.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday January 2, 2008 from 6-8pm.

To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Richard William Pace please visit our Sympathy Store.

(Published by Rader Funeral Home of Longview, TX)

Richard — S.K. Sexton. [Group Sheet]