| Birth: | Aug. 15, 1897
Myrtle Point
Coos County
Oregon, USA | | Death: | Jan. 6, 1991
San Pedro
Los Angeles County
California, USA | 
Marriages: (1) 1 Aug. 1923 to Marie Martha Hastings; (2) Elsie Knight, date unknown, but divorced ca 1940; 3 sons, Jerry, adopted, Thomas Lloyd, and Richard Dean; (3) Helen Whitaker, 31 Dec. 1942 in San Francisco, CA.
Dr. Spires attended Oregon State College and the University of California Dental School. After practicing denistry in his home town (Myrtle Point, OR), he moved to San Pedro in 1927.
Dr. Spires was appointed to the Los Angeles Harbor Commission in April 1954 and served seven years. He was a former president of the San Pedro and Peninsula YMCA Board of Managers. In 1960, he received the Los Angeles YMCA's highest honor by having his name entered in the Golden Book of Distinguished Service. In addition, Dr. Spires twice headed the San Pedro Optimist Club, later becoming district governor and then vice-president of Optimists International. He was also active in many other organizations. He retired in 1981.
He is survived by a son, Tom of Torrance, two grandsons, two granddaughters and one great-grandson. An adopted son, Jerry Spires, passed away in May 1978 in Dana Point, Orange Co., CA.
Elton's grandmother was Sarah Graves Fosdick Ritchie Spires, a survivor of the Donner Party.
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Parents:
Lloyd Spires (1857 - 1937)
Emma Louise Lonkey Spires (1864 - 1925)
Spouse:
Helen Whitaker Spires (1899 - 1990)*
Children:
Richard Dean Spires (1936 - 1976)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
Beloved Husband and Father
| | | Burial:
Green Hills Memorial Park
Rancho Palos Verdes
Los Angeles County
California, USA |
Created by: J.D. Larimore
Record added: Oct 12, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 59989839 |
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