- BIRTH: 29 APR 1923, Eagle Pass,Maverick,TX
Father: Roy Moore SPENCE
Mother: Lula MILAM
Family 1:
Eddie Ione HAM
- MARRIAGE: 21 NOV 1953, Lovington,Eddy,NM
- Donald Hoffman SPENCE
- Janet Elizabeth SPENCE
_Seaborn Joseph SPENCE ____
_Roy Moore SPENCE _|
| |_Sophia Medina DRISKILL ___
|
|--Walter Earnest SPENCE
|
| _David Cicero MILAM _______
|_Lula MILAM _______|
|_Mary Elizabeth PATTERSON _
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Notes
Walter was less than 2 years old when his mother died. He spent
most of his early childhood in Uvalde, Texas in the home of his
aunt and uncle, Jo Anna and B. E, (Ed) Smith. He received his
elementary education in Uvalde. He received his B. S. degree in
Business from Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas. He
received his Masters Degree in guidance and counselling from
Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. in 1970.
Eddie grew up in Texon, Texas and completed her High School
education in Big Lake, Texas. Her father, Luther Ham, graduated
with the first graduating class from West Texas Normal School -
now West Texas State University. Luther Ham's mother [Eddie's
grandmother] was a KEY, a direct descendant of Francis Scott Key.
Eddie's mother, Vivian Mae (Freeman) Ham taught school in
Eastland, Texas after graduating from San Marcos College. Eddie
earned her B. S. Degree from Howard Payne College in Brownwood,
Texas. In 1966 she earned her Masters Degree in Psychology,
Counselling and Guidance from University of Northern Colorado in
Greeley, Colorado. She also has 30 hours of credit above Masters
at U. of Texas and Texas Tech. She started teaching in Odessa in
1950. Walter worked for Gulf Oil Company in Odessa, Texas for
several year. He and Eddie met in Odessa.
After their marriage, Walter also taught school in Odessa - at
the time of their retirement, Eddie had taught in the Ector
County School System for 37 years. They are retired and live in
Odessa, Texas. They both enjoy reading, traveling and being
grandparents. Walter likes to refinish furniture and Eddie likes
to sew.
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