Margaret Jane (Thornton) Spicer (1916 - 1985)

Born 28 May 1916 in Nebraska, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Fletcher Spicer — married Jun 1945 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 28 Sep 1985 at age 69 in Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Margaret was born in 1916. She was the daughter of Ray Thornton and Marguerite Harrow. She passed away in 1985.

The Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) 17 June 1945 p 17: Thornton - Spicer. The chapel of Immanual Presbyterian church of Los Angeles was the scene of the wedding of Miss Margaret Jane Thornton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Thornton of Ulysses, to Lt. (j.g.) Charles Fletcher Spicer. Dr. Paul C. Johnston, formerly of Lincoln, performed the ceremony. Miss Martha Meriweather of Los Angeles attended the bride as maid of honor and William Richie of Los Angeles served as best man. The bride attended Hastings college and the University of Southern California. She taught for a number of years in the Wymore and Kearney public schools. Lieutenant Spicer, son of Mrs. Foreme Spicer of Long Beach, also attended Hastings college and is a graduate of the University of Nebraska. He served 22 months in the Pacific theater. The lieutenant reports for duty at San Francisco July 1.

Sources

Margaret Thornton Spicer Death Record: Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.