-BLAINE COUNTY JOURNAL
NEWS-OPINION Wednesday, September
8, 1999
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JAMES SPENCER
James J. Spencer, 75, passed away on Friday, September 3, 1999, in
Helena. Vigil services were held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 6, at St.
Paul's Mission in Hays. Funeral Mass was held at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church
in Chinook at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 7, with burial with military
honors following in the Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Edwards Funeral Home of
Chinook was in charge of arrangeents.
Jim was born on May 22, 1924, in Browning, MT to Easter Stevens and was
adopted by James B. Spencer. He attended schools in Dodson, St. Paul's Mission
at Hays (where he was a member of the first graduating class) and Carroll
College. He served in the South Pacific during World War II.
On November 8, 1952, he married Aurelia Chandler in Glasgow and they
lived and ranched south of Chinook on Cow Creek and at Putnam Lake. Jim enjoyed
riding his horses, hunting, playing card games and telling stories.
Survivors include sons, James Bryan Spencer of Billings, Steve Spencer
of Chinook, and Michael Spencer of San Diego, CA; daughters, Tracy Spencer of
Madras, OR, Cheri Munn of Helena, and Jami Whiteman of Billings; sisters, Sally
Ann Pankratz of Harlem and Molly Jo Mugh of Dodson; 12 gradchildren and three
great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Aurelia, in 1979.
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James J. Spencer
CHINOOK - James J. Spencer, 75,
passed away Sept. 3, in Helena. Mr. Spencer was born May 22, 1924, in Browning
to Esther Stevens and was adopted by James B. Spencer. He attended schools in
Dodson, St. Paul's Mission in Hays (was in the first graduating class) and
Carroll College. He fought in WWII in the south Pacific where he earned the
Purple Heart. He married Aurelia Chandler on Nov. 8, 1952, in Glasgow. They
lived and ranched south of Chinook on Cow Creek and at Putnam Lake. He enjoyed
riding his horses, hunting, playing card games and telling stories.
Vigil services will be held Sept. 6,
at St. Paul's Mission in Hays at 7 p.m. Mass will be at St. Gabriel's Catholic
Church, Sept. 7, at 11 a.m. with burial in Kuper Memorial Cemetery.
Mr. Spencer is survived by sons,
James Bryan Spencer of Billings, Steve Spencer of Chinook, Michael Spencer of
San Diego, Calif.; and daughters, Tracy Spencer of Madras, Ore., Cheri Munn of
Helena, and Jami Whiteman of Billings. He is also survived by sisters, Sally
Ann Pankratz of Harlem, and Molly Jo Minugh of Dodson, 12 grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren. His wife died in 1979.
Edwards Funera1 Home of Chinook is
in charge of arrangements.
Billings Gazette Vitals 9-6-1999
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