Show Alfred Spencer Pioneer Settler Dies at his Home Alfred Spencer 92 years years- of age d died at the family home in Farm Farm- Farmington Farmington Farmington ington Monday Januar January 2nd death was due to old age He is sun survived ved by his widow Mrs Minnie Hadler Spencer and the following children John Al AI Alfred fred Mable Christensen and Emma Emmaline Emmaline Emmaline line Spencer Spencer- all of Farmington and two grandchildren Funeral s services were conducted b by o Bishop Gre Gregory ory in the Farming Farmington Farmington Farmington ton ward meeting house Thursday The music was furnished by the mixed quartet and solos by Gallard Carr Can The speakers were II J 3 Sessions A I L Clark dark of of Cen- Cen Centerville Cen Farmington Ben Brown terville Aaron Capener of Salt Lake and Walter Capener of Gar Gar- Garland Gar Gar- Garland Garland land and readings s by Miss Lucy 1 Rigby of North Farmington The opening prayer was by John W WElliot Elliot and the closing prayer by byC byC I IC C P Bowen Interment was in the Centerville cemetery Mr Ir Spencer was born bom in Berry Berry- field Berry field Warwickshire England Sept 26 1840 the son of Mary MalJ and William Spencer He lie emigrated to Utah in 1862 and settled in Bountiful where he commenced work for Perri Grine Sessions He lie acquired some prop prop- property property I erty ty which he later traded for property in Cen Centerville where he heI lived for a number of years moy- moy moving moving ing to Farmington about 35 years ling ago and has lived there since He lie joined the Captain Robert W Burton Com Company pan in the Black BlackHawk BlackHawk I Hawk wars in 1866 and went to Sanpete county where he lie served inthis in inI inthis inthis this war I He lie was vas called by President Bri Brigham ham Y Young oun to go o to Arizona as a colonizer in 1876 and he also filled a mission to England leav leav- leaving leav- leav leaving leaving ing in 1887 His Ills life was scent as a farmer I and merchant having handled a butcher business in Bountiful and I Gen Centerville r lle for a number of years He acquired a number of small homes in Farmington which he leased and which has served as a source of revenue for him for his later life Mr Spencer was one of the big tax payers of the county When the cement sidewalks were laid in Farmin ton his special taxes m- m to upwards u of 1000 p r year He lie was in fairly good health until the last few weeks I |