Show FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR ROMER HOMER SPENCER F funeral services tor for homer spencer who died didd at the lion iron county lies hospital pital at cedar city from hemorrhage following an operation tor for cirrhosis of the liver were vere held at the ward chapel in kanab dee dec 28 with bishop israel 11 II chamberlain in charge the tha following parts were rendered song 0 star divine prayer henry chamberlain ot of orderville derville Or song come ye disconsolate ward choir first speaker was george II 11 robinson duet matle and belle rust second speaker julius S dalley third speaker president heber J meeks meeka song shall we meet beyond the river ward aid choir prayer ex dishop bishop henry S esplin or of Or derville all the speakers bore testimony ot of the exemplary life of the deceased and expressed words ot of sympathy to tile the bereaved wife and children homer spencer one ot of Ka kanalas nalls most upright and trustworthy men died dee dec 26 1933 at cedar city where he went to receive medical attention after suffering from cirrhosis of the liver tor for nearly a year mr spencer was the son sea ot of howard 0 and persis A brown spencer pioneers ot of southern utah and was born june 13 1833 at order valle Vill eUtah utah during his life time he lived with his parents at order ville at moccasin arizona and later at kanab ile he was educated at the district school at bat kanab and at the B Y U at provo from 1913 to 1915 mr spencer fulfilled a successful mission to the southern states laboring most of the time in kentucky two years after returning to xa ka nab may 10 1917 ile he married clara esplin spencer daughter of john J and harriet ia L esplan or of order vine ville eight children were born to them all ot of whom survive their father they are roberta 15 persis sis 14 vera 12 cleon 10 lorin and lenora 8 gareth 3 and la rence ence 7 montha barg g spencer lj 1 in j connection with no dead 0 own w e edthe first newspaper la in kanab A and nd with his brother he also helped to build and owned the first telephone system which extended from marysvale Marys vale to kanat kanal mr spencer was a faithful latter day saint and for several years after he returned from his mission he worked la in the stake presidency of the M 1 I A ile he has also held several civil offices among them being constable and a deputy marshal ile he was wag also a member of the town council tor for one term ati at the time of his death he was a 9 high priest in tile the kanab stake for several years mr spencer had been engaged in the livestock business and at farming many relatives and friends from the surrounding towns in utah attended the funeral services at kanab dee 28 among those were mr and mrs frank esplin dilby eselia and charles esplin of cedar city john J X eselia henry chamberlain and henry S esplin of Or orderville derville homer spencer la Is survived by hla his wife clara esplin spencer the eight children named above and three sisters mrs harriet S robinson of los loa angeles calif mrs babble S mace of kanab and mrs airs bessie S bateman of west jordan |