Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-04-03
LUDWELL SPENCER CALLED
FROM THIS EARTHLY LIFE

TludN dil6IuOOu DIT c1Och
death removed one of Morgan coun
tvs very best citizens, when Lud
well Spencer, aged about S3 years
passed to his eternal reward, a
his home here on lower Ninth street
better known as the Mcconnell
homestead Mr.. Spencer had beer
in failing health for some months
and since early February had beer
confined to his home. His illness
was an intestinal disorder At time:
| he seemed to show improvement, bu'
| for some days prior to his death he
! had been declining, and few day.
| before his death peritonitis develop
| ed
Mr. Spencer was the last of fam
| lily of IL children born to Samuel
and Sarah Young Spencer, pioneer
settlers in Meigsville township. They
entered the land now owned by Mrs.
Ludwell Still. The deceased was
born July 81, 1847. on a farm
which was then owned by his faith
er and now a part of the deceased S
farm, which is located east of Neely-
Vile. Practically Mr.. Spencer's en-
tire lite was spent in that vicinity.
He was twice married, his first mar
riage, which occurred in 1863, being
to Miss Clara Davis. They went to
housekeeping at Flora, H. Her
death occurred there in less than 2
year. On April 10, 1873, he was
married to Miss Amanda Simpkin
Brown. The Browns were another
prominent pioneer family of Meigs-
vile township Mr.. and Mrs. Spen-
Ger were the parents of the follow
ing named children: Elma, wife OF
B. F.. Wells of MeigsvilIe township;
Carrie, wife of C. w. Dearth of
Athens; Mabel, wife of Carl Corwin
of San Francisco, and the Misses
Maude and Jessie Spencer. who are
teaching at albuquerque, N. M
DR.. Herbert s. Wells of Willough-
by is grandson. Other grandchil-
dren are: Francis L. Wells of Mar
Gus Hook, Pa. Dean S. Dearth, San
Francisco, Cal; Spencer Dearth,
student at o. T., Athens, and Miss
Margaret COrWin, student at Ward
Belmont college, Nashville, Tenn.
The deceased also leaves one great
grandchild, Janet, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. Wells of Willoughby. Mr.
Spencer's brothers and sisters who
preceded him in death were David,
Margaret Ann. William, Sarah
Elizabeth. Emanuel, Ellen Jane and
John Spencer; Cynthia, wife of Sim
eral Nicely; Bushrod Spencer, Louisa.
wife of Cassius Chandler, and La
fayette Spencer The late Corwin
H. Spencer of st. Louis, often re-
ferred to as the wheat king" was
nephew.
Mr.. Spencer was good, sue
cessful farmer, and had splendid
business ability. He continued to
look after his farm until about four
years ago, when he rented his place
and moved to McConnelsville where
he and his good wife have since re-
sided. Mr.. Spencer was a man who
stood four-square on all moral is
sues. Since young manhood he had
been member of the Methodist
Protestant church at Ebenezer, and
for many years he was one of the
leading members of that church
He had deep religious conviction.
Since moving here he had attended
the local Methodist Protestant
church. He was always keenly in
terested in public schools and in
everything that was for the better
ment of mankind. He was man OF
a quiet, unassuming nature His
home life was ideal, and his devo-
tion to his home and family was ev-
erything that the word devotion
stands for
Funeral services which were
largely attended, were held from
the late residence Tuesday afternoon
at O'Clock, and were conducted by
Rev L. B. Douglas of the local
Methodist Protestant church. AL
quartet-Messrs. E. j. Arrick, F. M
Beckett, Lee Spung and Harry Betz.
sang Nearer My God to Thee and
Jesus Savior Pilot Me- The pail
bearers were Alonzo Hanson, Elmer
Miller, Judge j. Q. Lyme, Carlos
Ralph, d. c. Patterson and T. j.
Bailey. Many handsome floral trib-
ltes were banked about the casket.
[nterment was made in McConnels- |
Vile cemetery
Among those from a distance who |
were present at the funeral, were |
he Misses Maude and Jessie Spen-
GER of Albuquerque, N. NJ; Mr.. and |
Mrs. Charles Dearth and son Spen-
GER of Athens; DR.. Herbert S. Wells |
Of Willoughby; Clair Brown and |
wife and Dean Brown and wife of I
and Mrs. Paul Murray of |
New Philadelphia.