BLOOMFIELD, Amanda Spencer - Putnam

Source: Waveland Independent, Oct 10, 1913

Amanda J. Spencer, daughter of John and Nancy Spencer, was born in Fleming Co., Ky., on January 23, 1827 and died in the early morning of Oct. 2, 1913, at the age of 86 years, 8 months and 19 days. At the age of 7 years, her parents moved to what was then an Indiana wilderness, and settled on the farm three miles south and west of Waveland, which is now occupied by her nephew, Jesse C. Spencer. Here she spent her young womanhood receiving her early education in the home and in the little log school house which stood on the corner of her father’s farm. In very early life she became a member of the Bank Springs Christian Church and at the organization of the Waveland Christian Church, was one of its charter members. As to her faith and trust in her Savior, all who came near, knew that along her rugged pathway of life she had traveled close to her Master’s side. Always quiet, patient, gentle and unassuming, yet she was never afraid to reprove that which was evil.

On February 3, 1851, she was united in marriage to Robert W. Bloomfield, and to this union were born five children – one son and four daughters. The father was called away in the year 1867, the son, John in March 1892 and the mother and daughters left to fight life’s battles alone. The other children are: Nancy and Mary, who have lived with and so carefully and tenderly cared for their mother during her declining years: Mrs. Charles Deere, of this place and Mrs. Nelson Lough of Hillsboro. There are also seven grandchildren, five great grandchildren, one brother, one sister and a host of other relatives and friends left to mourn her departure. During her 46 years of widowhood not only has she been both father and mother to her own children, but the many young men and young women who have come and gone from her home have been most happy in calling her by that tenderest name – “Mother”. Truly she has “fought the good fight. She has finished her course.” “She hath done what she could” and has now after a long and useful life passed to her heavenly reward, there to join her husband and son. Funeral services were held at the Christian Church at eleven on Saturday morning. Rev. E. E. Moore, a pastor of the Englewood Church, Indianapolis, preached the funeral. Six nephews acted as pall bearers. Interment in the family cemetery near Judson.

Among those present from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Spencer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. John Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Yeager, and daughter of Rockville; Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Deere, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Deere and daughter, Elizabeth; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McCullough and daughter Velma, James Alfrey, Miss May Swearingen of Crawfordsville; Mrs. Sanford Spencer and Mrs. Louis Hicks, New Market; Mr. and Mrs. John Spencer, Russellville. - kbz