Roy Howard "Turk" Spencer

1925 - 1999  (74 years)

• Name	Roy Howard "Turk" Spencer
  Born	1925	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	sports, softball, hockey
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-341240
  Died	10 Oct 1999	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	14 Oct 1999	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I341240	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Philip Thomas "Nipper" Spencer,   b. 1899, Isle of Wight, England ,   d. 3 Apr 1948, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Carrie Edna Main,   b. 15 Mar 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1969, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	14 Aug 1922	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F248605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Joan "Joan" Murdoch,   b. 1934, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Apr 2011, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F248761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Roy (Turk) Spencer A well-known Ayr resident, Roy (Turk) Howard Spencer, passed away at Victoria Hospital, London, on Sunday, October 10th, 1999. He was in his 72nd year. Born in Galt, he was a son of the late Philip Thomas Spencer and Carrie Edna Main. One of this district's first tractor-trailer drivers, Turk drove for McDonald Transport on Scott Street, Ayr. He subsequently became a mechanic for the firm which was later bought out by Drumbo Transport. He served 42 years with Ayr Fire Department, retiring as a senior captain. A sports lover, he was goaltender for the championship Ayr Rockets hockey team of the 1950's. Later he helped with minor hockey teams and the provincial titlist Ayr Blue Tops ladies' ball team. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing. Survived by his wife, Joan; sisters Doreen and her husband Frank Churchill and Shirley Mackie, all of Paris; brother Earl and his wife Amelia of Cambridge; sisters-in-law Anne and her husband Bill Burgess of Cambridge, Pearl Spencer of Roseville and by brother-in-law Jim and his wife Seanagh Murdoch of Peterborough. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by brother Walter and sister Jean Lyons. Rested at the Ayr Chapel, Win. Kipp Funeral Home, Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where funeral service will be held today (Thursday), October 14 at 1: 30 p.m. with Reverend Fred Hagle of Knox United Church officiating. Interment in Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News 13 Oct 1999 pg 10

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Spencer/ Roy H. (Turk) Spencer/ 1925 - 1999/ Beloved husband of/ M. Joan Murdoch/ 1934 - 2011 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Phillip Thomas Spencer Age: 23 Birth Date: abt 1899 Birth Place: Isle of Wight England Marriage Date: 14 Aug 1922 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Does Not Knownsayshe Died While Bridegroom Was In Infancyrenewed In A Home Eng Isle of White Union Home,england Spencer Mother: Spencer Spouse: Caroline Edna Main Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1904 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario Spouse Father: John Main Spouse Mother: Catherine Hagedorn

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1925 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Oct 1999 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - 14 Oct 1999 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth