- The Chronicle Herald/The Mail Star - Page: C13 - Published: 1996-02-13
SPENCER, Roland Dexter (RD) - 74, 22 Willow St., Hantsport, died February 12, 1996, at home. Born in Windsor, Hants Co., he was a son of the late Charles and Mary (Caldwell) Spencer. He was a veteran of the Second World War, serving in the merchant marine. He was a self-employed painter for many years. He was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Grand Pre congregation. Surviving are his wife, the former Joann Isabel Coffill; daughters, Karen (Mrs. Jack Stevens), Mount Denson, Hants Co.; Jane (Mrs. Bernard Benedict), Amherst, Cumberland Co.; Lois (Mrs. David Church), Union Corner, Hants Co.; sons, Victor Spencer, Lockhartville, Kings Co.; Peter Spencer, Newport Corner, Hants Co.; 27 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; stepmother, Violet (Wentzell) Spencer, Three Mile Plains; Edith (Mrs. Medford Smeltzer), Windsor; Doris (Mrs. Delbert Lake), Three Mile Plains; half sisters, Regina (Mrs. Ronald Sanford), Three Mile Plains; Florence (Mrs. Lawrence Hartt), Curry's Corner; Hilda Snyder, Garlands Crossing; brothers, Howard Spencer, Summerville; Ralph Spencer, Hantsport; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by grandson, Joel Spencer; sister, Gladys Beazley; brothers, George and Bertram Spencer. Visitation 2-4, 7-9 p.m. today, funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday, both in Lindsay's Winsdor Funeral Home and chapel, 194 King St., Windsor, Murray Pemberton officiating. Cremation to follow. Private family burial at a later date in Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport. Family flowers only. Donations to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses or Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia.
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1921 - 1996 (74 years)