Larry was my maternal grandfather.
Quentin Lawrence Newby Spencer was the son of James Christian Spencer and Eliza Ann (Newby) Spencer, who married on March 25, 1914 in Nephi, Juab, Utah. He had at least two brothers, James Vern and Lawrence Dale.
Larry married my grandmother, Nila Louise Carmichael, around 1942. They had three children: my mother, Dorothea "Joyce", Lawrence Eldon and Jimmie Lee.
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I met my grandfather only once, at my mom's funeral. We sat across the table diagonally from one another at a restaurant after the service. He seemed very nice and sincere, and quietly asked me questions about school, etc. I felt uncomfortable talking with him because my father, his wife, and other relatives were 'hovering' and listening to our small conversations.
At times during the meal, I would become unconsolable, however I do remember wishing that I had more time with him, realizing my mom hadn't see her father since she was a child. I desperately wanted to know him more, thinking he must have stories about my mom.
As an adult, I often wondered who notified him of my mom's passing. Was there someone in the family who had secretly been in contact with him all those years?
Quentin Lawrence Newby Spencer was the son of James Christian Spencer and Eliza Ann (Newby) Spencer, who married on March 25, 1914 in Nephi, Juab, Utah. He had at least two brothers, James Vern and Lawrence Dale.
Larry married my grandmother, Nila Louise Carmichael, around 1942. They had three children: my mother, Dorothea "Joyce", Lawrence Eldon and Jimmie Lee.
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I met my grandfather only once, at my mom's funeral. We sat across the table diagonally from one another at a restaurant after the service. He seemed very nice and sincere, and quietly asked me questions about school, etc. I felt uncomfortable talking with him because my father, his wife, and other relatives were 'hovering' and listening to our small conversations.
At times during the meal, I would become unconsolable, however I do remember wishing that I had more time with him, realizing my mom hadn't see her father since she was a child. I desperately wanted to know him more, thinking he must have stories about my mom.
As an adult, I often wondered who notified him of my mom's passing. Was there someone in the family who had secretly been in contact with him all those years?
Larry was my maternal grandfather.
Quentin Lawrence Newby Spencer was the son of James Christian Spencer and Eliza Ann (Newby) Spencer, who married on March 25, 1914 in Nephi, Juab, Utah. He had at least two brothers, James Vern and Lawrence Dale.
Larry married my grandmother, Nila Louise Carmichael, around 1942. They had three children: my mother, Dorothea "Joyce", Lawrence Eldon and Jimmie Lee.
ღ ღ ღ
I met my grandfather only once, at my mom's funeral. We sat across the table diagonally from one another at a restaurant after the service. He seemed very nice and sincere, and quietly asked me questions about school, etc. I felt uncomfortable talking with him because my father, his wife, and other relatives were 'hovering' and listening to our small conversations.
At times during the meal, I would become unconsolable, however I do remember wishing that I had more time with him, realizing my mom hadn't see her father since she was a child. I desperately wanted to know him more, thinking he must have stories about my mom.
As an adult, I often wondered who notified him of my mom's passing. Was there someone in the family who had secretly been in contact with him all those years?
Quentin Lawrence Newby Spencer was the son of James Christian Spencer and Eliza Ann (Newby) Spencer, who married on March 25, 1914 in Nephi, Juab, Utah. He had at least two brothers, James Vern and Lawrence Dale.
Larry married my grandmother, Nila Louise Carmichael, around 1942. They had three children: my mother, Dorothea "Joyce", Lawrence Eldon and Jimmie Lee.
ღ ღ ღ
I met my grandfather only once, at my mom's funeral. We sat across the table diagonally from one another at a restaurant after the service. He seemed very nice and sincere, and quietly asked me questions about school, etc. I felt uncomfortable talking with him because my father, his wife, and other relatives were 'hovering' and listening to our small conversations.
At times during the meal, I would become unconsolable, however I do remember wishing that I had more time with him, realizing my mom hadn't see her father since she was a child. I desperately wanted to know him more, thinking he must have stories about my mom.
As an adult, I often wondered who notified him of my mom's passing. Was there someone in the family who had secretly been in contact with him all those years?
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