Wasco-Sherman County OR Archives Obituaries.....Spencer, Clarence O. March 2, 1987
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The Dalles Weekly Reminder,  March 6, 1987
     Clarence O. Spencer, 75, died March 2 in The Dalles.  He had lived here 
15 years.
     Mr. Spencer was born in Wasco, Oregon Jan. 9, 1912.  He married his wife, 
Cleora, in 1945.  She preceded him in death.  He was a member of the Oregon 
Wheat Growers, a charter member of the VFW post in Wasco, a member of the 
National Rifle Association, a past Sherman County Deputy Sheriff.  He was 
awarded the Purple Heart while a member of the U.S. Army during WWII in the 
Guadalcanal campaign.  He farmed in Wasco until he moved to The Dalles in 1974.
     He is survived by his son, Howard E. Spencer of Wasco; two daughters, 
Margaret DePaepe of Rufus and Mary Icard of Spokane; 11 grandchildren and two 
great-grandchildren; a brother, Eugene Spencer of The Dalles; a sister, 
Beatrice Howell of The Dalles; one nephew, Robert Howell; and step-son, 
Richard Booth of Coos Bay.
     Services were held at Smith Callaway Chapel, officiated by the Rev. June 
Fothergil.  Donations may be made in his memory to the Sherman County 
Scholarship Fund.

Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Weekly Reminder, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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