SPENCER, Harold S.
Source: Lafayette Journal-Courier 1 Oct 1971 Fri p 4
Thorntown- Harold S. Spencer, 78 of Thorntown died today at
4:30 a.m. in Witham Hospital at Lebanon. He had been in failing health since
April and in the hospital one month. Born at Russellville, he moved to Thorntown
in 1919. Mr. Spencer married in 1919 to Belle Mater at Thorntown who died in
1933. He married Mildred Barker in 1937 who survives. He was a graduate of
Russellville HS, attended Central Normal at Danville and graduated from Indiana
University. Mr. Spencer taught school at
New Richmond and Russellville. He served
in the Army during WWI and was discharged as captain in 1919. In 1919 he became
a partner in the Mater & Spencer Hardware Store at Thorntown. He retired in
1959. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church and held many offices
there. He was a director and vice president of the Home National Bank at
Thorntown. He was a past master and
50-year member of the Masonic Lodge, a charter member of the Thorntown Order of
Eastern Star, member and past president of the Thorntown Lion’s Club, and was
serving his 13th year as councilman of Boone County. He was also a
member of the Veterans of WWI, VFW, American Legion & 40 & 8. Mr.
Spencer was a charter member of the Boone County barracks 525 of Veterans of
WWI and served as Barracks Commander two years, district commander in 1969 and
state commander in 1969 and 1970. Surviving with the widow is one son Robert L.
of Thorntown. - transcribed by kbz