Greenville Banner, Wednesday, October 5, 1910

 

VETERAN OF ‘61-5

PASSES AWAY

WAS SWORN IN AS SOLDIER OF

CONFEDERATE ARMY ON PUB-

LIC SQUARE HERE

From Friday’s Daily.

This morning at 4:45 o’clock James M. (Pad) Spencer, passed away at his home on South Wesley, after an illness of several weeks.

The burial will take place tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock at his late home followed by services conducted by Rev. C. Pugsley.

Mr. Spencer was born in Ashboro, N. C., seventy years ago, and came to Texas in 1850 and most of the time since that date has been spent in Greenville. He was an old veteran and his comrades in arms say he made a good one. He became a member of Company D, Stephens regiment, early in the war between the states. He was sworn in on the square in this city. Not many who were sworn in with him remain to tell the story of their career. he was a good man one who would do no one harm. He was a familiar figure on our streets, from day to day until recently, when the pangs of pain fell upon him and he ceased to journey to the business part of the city as he used to.

He leaves a widow, Mrs. M. E. Spencer, three sons and a daughter, Herbert and Carl and Miss Jessie live here and Winton (sic Winston) resides at Dallas. He has a brother in California and a sister Mrs. Lou Paterson at Campbell.

The remains were prepared for burial by the Harrison undertaking establishment. Many people in this city and county regret his death and sympathize deeply with the bereaved.

 

(Transcribed by Marc Coker, 27 November 2004)