Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa

by Karen Peery [kannperry@gmail.com]

David Andrew Spencer bought 16 lots at the Fairview Cemetery in Bedford, IA. There are six Spencer generations buried on the 16 lots. The six generations buried on the section are: David Andrew (1834-1917) and Almira (Bishop) Spencer (1845-1926); Louis Spencer (1865-1957) and Alice (Cobb) Spencer (1873-1967); Clark Spencer (1899-1970) and Mildred Amanda (Keith) Spencer (1903-1999); George Spencer (1922-1991) and Wilma (Lee) Spencer (1923-2018); Jimmie Dale Wilson (1946-2024) and Janice (Spencer) Wilson (1950-2023); and James Dee Spencer Wilson (1981-2017).

David Andrew Spencer family tombstone

David Andrew Spencer 1834-1917 and Almira (Bishop) Spencer 1846-1926

Louis Wesley Spencer 1865-1957 and Alice (Cobb) Spencer 1873-1967

(Louis Spencer’s hired hand, Floyd Buell (1882-1903), is also buried on the Spencer lot.

Floyd Buell findagrave # 35882286; according to Tombstone Record of Taylor County, Iowa by

Pat Combs O’Dell, Esther Stephens, Helen Janson; 977.779 O’D38t)

Clark Roy Spencer 1899-1970 and Mildred Amanda (Keith) 1903-1999

George Edwin Spencer 1922-1991 and Wilma Kathleen (Lee) 1923-2018

Janice Louise (Spencer) Wilson (1946-2023) and Jimmie Dale Wilson, 1946-2024

James Dee Spencer Wilson 1981-2017 and Michelle Lynn b. 1979- ___.

James Dee Spencer Wilson 1981-2017 and Michelle Lynn b 1979; George and Wilma Lee Spencer; Almira (Bishop) Spencer and David Andrew Spencer 1834-1917. Also shows back side of large Spencer stone.

Clark and Mildred (Keith) Spencer and Janice (Spencer) and Jimmie Wilson