Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-22 | Page 12 | Mrs. Spencer's Rites Arranged

M SPENCERS SPENCER'S RITES ARRANGED Funeral services for Mr Mrs Clar Clar- Issa Hamilton Young Spencer eldest of four surviving daughters of Brigham Young will ill be conducted conducted conduct conduct- ed ed d Thursday at 1230 p. p m. m In Jn the f Eighteenth L L. D. D S. S ward chapel A street by Thomas A. A Claw Caw i raon on on former bishop j d 5 1 J Mrs Spencer died Monday eve eve- eve ning i In a Salt lt Lake hospital after r four our months' months Illness She was 79 1 v ears years old She had become known to thou thou- ands sands In her later years ears for her work vork In escorting tourists conven- conven aton delegates and visitors through i the Lion House social center She las iwas was born In the Lion House louse July 4 1860 to Brigham Young and Mrs Irs Lucy Ann Decker Young and andt I t ime to be regarded as itS an authority I 4 ty y on pioneer lore and historical incidents In the life lIle of her renowned renowned renowned re re- re- re father Mrs Spencer recently completed I preparation of a book One Who i iJ J Is 15 Valiant which relates personal reminiscences of Brigham Young I I The rhe book now on the press was written In collaboration with Mrs Earl W. W harmer t I I f Active In Relief Relict society and Y W. W M. M I. I A. A affairs Mrs Spencer was to a lifelong member of the Eighteenth L. L D. D S. S ward She also was sas a member and officer of the Daughters of the Revolution She took an active part In the Salt Lake county chapter of the he American American Ameri Ameri- can Red Cross particularly during the the World war and was Instrumental instrumental mental in the creation of Memory grove in City Creek canyon canon Mrs Spencer Is survived by her husband John D. D Spencer three sisters Mrs Ruth Y Healy Mrs Mabel Y Sanborn and Mrs Fanny Y Clayton all of Salt Lake City two sons J. J Allen Spencer of Salt Lake City and Daniel Y Spencer jot Of bf Santa Monica Cal Cat three daughters Mrs Jean Spencer Farr Irs drs Arch J. J West and Mrs Rex w. w Williams all of Salt Lake City 21 ai p. grandchildren and four great great- grandchildren