Spencer Jay Child Obituary (1923 - 2006)

Spencer Jay Child CLINTON - Spencer Jay Child, 82, passed away Monday, October 9, 2006 at his home after a short illness. He was born October 27, 1923 in Clinton, Utah, a son of Percy and Ada Patterson Child. He was the fourth of five children. He grew up in Clinton farming with his father. On November 20, 1946, he married his sweetheart Florence Hunt in the Salt Lake Temple. They were blessed with three children, nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. He was a farmer and cattleman all his life. He was President of the Fife Ditch Co., and director of the Central Irrigation Ditch Co. He was on the City Council, President of Davis Co. Farm Bureau and Vice President of Utah State Farm Bureau, and also on the National Board of the Farm Bureau. He has served faithfully in the church for many years as Ward and Stake Young Mens Leader, Counselor in Bishopric, Stake High Council, Bishop, Counselor in the High Priest Quorum. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Vernon, brother Kenneth and his wife Iris, a son Emerson, and brother-in-law Lyle Hill. He is survived by his wife of almost 60 years, one son Gordon (Jill) Child, and one daughter Andrea Child (Michael) Mathis, and a daughter-in-law Susan Hatch Child. Grandchildren; Brad and Janelle Child and their mother Karen Brewer Child, Cassie Lynn Hanks (Mathew) Nelson, Abbey Lee Child, Ruth Anne Mathis, Caleb Michael Mathis, Rebekah Mathis, Jacob Robert Mathis, Angela Mathis. Also surviving two sisters Venice Child Hill and Betty Child (Leo) Parkin. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 14, 2006 at 1 p.m. at the Clinton 1st Ward, 1288 West 1300 North. Friends and family may call on Friday at Myers Mortuary in Roy, 5865 S. 1900 W. from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday at the church from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. prior to services. Interment, Clinton City Cemetery. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Roy 5865 South 1900 West Roy, UT 84067 October 13, 2006 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServiceClinton 1st Ward 1288 W. 1300 N. Clinton, UT 84015 October 14, 2006 1:00 PM CemeteryClinton City Cemetery 750 West 800 North Clinton, UT 84015 October 14, 2006 3:00 PM