These obituaries that have been passed down in my family--they are newspaper clippings from Kinston, Lenoir Co. SPENCE Funeral Held on Friday at Funeral Home---Oct. 11, 1945-date of death Last rites for Mrs. D.I. SPENCE 70, who died Thursday morning at her home on the Goldsboro Highway, were held at 4 p.m. Friday from Edwards Funeral Home. Rev. R.B.HURT, pastor of Gordon St.Church of Christ, officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving are her husband, two sons, Capt. Elmer L. SPENCE, stationed at Fort Knox, Ky, and Lt. Marvin SPENCE, with the Army in Korea; one sister, Mrs. Thurba WADE, of Kinston; and two grandsons. Pallbearers were J.T. WHITFIELD, J.C.HOOTEN, A.L. HOGAN, W.C. SPENCE, William BENTON and Wilbur ROUSE. Floral Tributes were numerous. next article about Mrs. Spence--- -MRS. ADA D. SPENCE----Oct. 12, 1945 Kinston-Mrs. Ada Dupree SPENCE, 70, wife of D.I. SPENCE, farmer of near Kinston, died at her home Thursday morning following an extended illness. Surviving are two sons, Capt. E.L.SPENCE with the Army at Fort Knox, Ky, and Lt. Marvin SPENCE with American occupation forces in Korea; one sister, Mrs. Thurber WADE of Kinston; and two grandchildren. Mrs SPENCE was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.C.DUPREE. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock from Edwards Funeral Home in Kinston by the Rev. R.B.HURT, pastor, of Gordon St. Church. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery.
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