Typed by: Theresa Carhart
SPENCER, H. F. Sept 16, 1907
Surnames: SPENCER, SESSIONS
Sunday morning at 3:30 at his in this city, the spirit of H.F. Spencer
passed to its reward.
Mr. Spencer had been in poor health for two years and in a critical
condition for five months. His illness was of such a nature that his
demise was expected for some time and he was resigned to death.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church at 11 o'clock today, Rev.
O. T. Hotchkiss conducting. The remains were conveyed to Bremond on
the 12:40 train for interment in the family burial ground. The
remains were accompanied by relatives and a number of friends.
The pallbearers to accompany the remains to Bremond were I. L. Peterson,
A.L. Branson, W. E. Hunnicutt, F. M. Burkhead, J. W. Hoke, Geo. S.
Counsins, S. H. Johnson.
Mr. Spencer had resided in Marlin for thirty years and was well known and
highly respected by the community. He was an upright and honorable
citizen and Christian, a consistent member of the Methodist church.
in which body he was a steward for several years. He was Master
Mason, member of the Marlin lodge, held in fraternal esteem by his
brother Masons.
Deceased was 71 years of age. He was a native of Virginia, where he enlisted
at Smithville in the Confederate army. He was assigned as a member
of Co. K, 14th cavalry, McCausland's brigade, Early's division, Army
of Northern Virginia.
He is survived by his wife and three sons and two daughters by a former
marriage, Messrs. R. B. , T. C. and Henry Spencer and Mesdames
Sessions and Ramey.
Relatives from a distance who were present at the funeral were Messers R. B.
Spencer and son of Dublin, T. C. Spencer, Sr. and Miss Spencer of
Palestine, Mesdames Sessions of Hillsbore and Ramey of Tyler and
John T. Garrett of Calvert.
The Daily Democrat, Marlin, Texas, Monday sept. 16,1907
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