E. Spencer Garner Obituary (1918 - 2003)

E. Spencer Garner PLEASANT VIEW - Elden Spencer Garner, 84, died Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at the VA Medical Center Salt Lake City, from complications of heart failure and diabetes. Spencer was born Dec 3, 1918 in Deweyville, Utah, the son of William Henry and Mary Emma Tolman Garner, the 10th of 11 children. He married Audrey Jensen June 24, 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple. They have six children. He graduated from Weber High School in 1936, having played on the varsity men's basketball team. He then attended Weber College. He enjoyed working with his flowers and in his gardens and orchard. He looked forward to springtime and the beauty of the orchard blossoms and many spring flowers. People would return year after year to buy the delicious peaches that he grew. He worked for the Standard Examiner for 37 years, initially as dispatch manager and later as a printer, retiring in 1983. Spencer was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He achieved the Master M-men award. He was a High Priest in the Pleasant View 4th Ward. He served as ward clerk, finance clerk, and was a dedicated home teacher. He was the designated birthday caller for all members of the Pleasant View 4th Ward. He and his wife served as temple ordinance workers for four years in the Ogden Temple. He also filled an honorable mission to the Texas Louisiana Mission 1939 to 1941. He served in the United States Army July 1942 to January 1946 in the European Theater (France, Belgium, Germany), having achieved the rank of staff sergeant. He and his wife traveled to most of the states and many areas around the world: Hawaii, Alaska, Mexico, Japan, Hong Kong, Canada, Scandinavia, and Europe. He was an avid supporter of Weber High School girl's sports teams. Surviving are two sons and four daughters, Karla (Chris) Jensen, No. Ogden; Jolene (Larry) Crouch, Pleasant View; Jerol Spencer (Susan) Garner, Sandy; Robert Brian (Dawn) Garner, Canton, Michigan; Janice (Scott) Wallis, No. Ogden; Denise (Gregg) Stembridge, Rock Springs, Wyoming; 21 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; and one sister, Dorothy (Leland) Felt of Huntsville. He was preceded in death by five brothers, four sisters and his devoted wife, Audrey Jensen Garner. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 April 13, 2003 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServicePleasant View 4th Ward Chapel 896 W. Pleasant View Drive Pleasant V iew, UT April 14, 2003 11:00 AM CemeteryBen Lomond Cemetery 526 East 2850 No North Ogden, UT 84414 April 14, 2003