Individual Details
Rosa Lee Hardesty
(20 Sep 1894 - 27 Jun 1984)
CARLSBAD CURRENT-ARGUS
Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, June 28, 1984
SPENCER
Funeral services are pending at Denton Funeral Home for Rosie Lee Spencer, 89, 2114 N. Canal St., who died at her home today.
Born in Kimble County, Texas, she settled in the Lakewood area in 1908. She married George R. Spencer in 1914 and they lived in Andrews, Texas until they moved to Carlsbad in 1924.
She was a member of the Emmanuel Gospel Church, and a charter member of the National Grandmothers of America.
Survivors include three sons, Raymond W. Spencer of Carlsbad, David A. Spencer of Creal Spring, Ill., and Charles E. Spencer, Bloomfield, N.M.; three daughters, Mildred Williams of Carlsbad, Elsie Marrero of Whittier, Calif., and Rosa Lee Hutton, Pie Town, N.M.; 25 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
SPENCER
Funeral services for Rosie Lee Spencer, 89, 2114 N. Canal St., will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Denton Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Carlsbad Cemetery. The Rev. Lois McCarty, Emmanuel Gospel Church will officiate.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons and great-grandsons
Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, June 28, 1984
SPENCER
Funeral services are pending at Denton Funeral Home for Rosie Lee Spencer, 89, 2114 N. Canal St., who died at her home today.
Born in Kimble County, Texas, she settled in the Lakewood area in 1908. She married George R. Spencer in 1914 and they lived in Andrews, Texas until they moved to Carlsbad in 1924.
She was a member of the Emmanuel Gospel Church, and a charter member of the National Grandmothers of America.
Survivors include three sons, Raymond W. Spencer of Carlsbad, David A. Spencer of Creal Spring, Ill., and Charles E. Spencer, Bloomfield, N.M.; three daughters, Mildred Williams of Carlsbad, Elsie Marrero of Whittier, Calif., and Rosa Lee Hutton, Pie Town, N.M.; 25 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
SPENCER
Funeral services for Rosie Lee Spencer, 89, 2114 N. Canal St., will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Denton Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Carlsbad Cemetery. The Rev. Lois McCarty, Emmanuel Gospel Church will officiate.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons and great-grandsons
Events
| Birth | 20 Sep 1894 | San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 1 Jun 1900 | (William H. Hardesty and Martha Ellen Tidetha Floyd) Kimble County, Texas |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 3 May 1910 | (William H. Hardesty and Martha Ellen Tidetha Floyd) Dayton, Eddy County, New Mexico | | | |
| Marriage | Apr 1914 | George Raymond Spencer | |||
| Census (family) | 6 Feb 1920 | Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico - George Raymond Spencer | | | |
| Census (family) | 2 Apr 1930 | Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico - George Raymond Spencer | | | |
| Census (family) | 6 Apr 1940 | Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico - George Raymond Spencer | | | |
| Death | 27 Jun 1984 | Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico | |||
| Burial | Carlsbad Cemetery, Eddy County, New Mexico | | |
Families
| Spouse | George Raymond Spencer (1890 - 1979) |
| Child | Raymond Walter Spencer (1917 - 1986) |
| Child | David Arthur Spencer (1918 - 1992) |
| Child | Mildred Lee Spencer (1919 - 1989) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Charles Edward Spencer (1930 - 1998) |
| Child | George Finis Spencer (1932 - 1934) |
| Father | William H. Hardesty (1862 - 1940) |
| Mother | Martha Ellen Tidetha Floyd (1868 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Ella May Hardesty (1889 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Gertrude Margaret Hardesty (1891 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Lillie Belle Hardesty (1896 - 1963) |
| Sibling | William Dewey Hardesty (1898 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Thomas DeWel Hardesty (1900 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Annie Elizabeth Hardesty (1903 - 1977) |
| Sibling | Roy Floyd Hardesty (1908 - 1980) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
William Hardesty Head Male 38 Indiana - FarmerMartha Hardesty Wife Female 32 Texas
Ella Hardesty Daughter Female 11 Texas - at school
Girtrude Hardesty Daughter Female 9 Texas
Rosa Hardesty Daughter Female 6 Texas
Lillie Hardesty Daughter Female 4 Texas
William D Hardesty Son Male 2 Texas
Census (family)-shared
William M Hardesty Head Male 48 Illinois - FarmerMartha E Hardesty Wife Female 42 Texas
Rosa L Hardesty Daughter Female 15 Texas
Lilly Hardesty Daughter Female 13 Texas
Deevey Hardesty Son Male 12 Texas
Thomas Hardesty Son Male 9 Texas
Annie Hardesty Daughter Female 7 New Mexico
Roy Hardesty Son Male 18/12 New Mexico
Census (family)
George R Spencer Head Male 29 Illinois - FarmerRosa L Spencer Wife Female 25 Texas
Raymond W Spencer Son Male 2 7/12 New Mexico
David W Spencer Son Male 1 3/12 New Mexico
Mildred Spencer Daughter Female 2/12 New Mexico
Census (family)
George R Spencer Head Male 40 Kansas - FarmerRasa L Spencer Wife Female 35 Texas
Raymond W Spencer Son Male 12 New Mexico
David A Spencer Son Male 11 New Mexico
Mildred T Spencer Daughter Female 10 New Mexico
Elsie R Spencer Daughter Female 5 New Mexico
Rosa L Spencer Daughter Female 1 10/12 New Mexico
Oilfield Road, Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico
Census (family)
George R Spencer Head Male 50 Kansas - Bus driver, school busRosalie Spencer Wife Female 45 Texas
Raymond Spencer Son Male 23 New Mexico
Arthur Spencer Son Male 21 New Mexico
Mildred Spencer Daughter Female 20 New Mexico
Elsie Spencer Daughter Female 15 New Mexico
Rosalie Spencer Daughter Female 11 New Mexico
Charles Spencer Son Male 9 New Mexico
Burial
PLOT Division AEndnotes
1. United States Census, 1900 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3PW-G81.
2. United States Census, 1910 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGS6-SWX.
3. United States Census, 1920 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VR-KV4.
4. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCM9-14T.
5. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMRH-H9L.
6. Find a Grave Memorial 65059186.