Seventh Generation

2905. Paul Luther LAIL (private).

Ova Jane SPENCER, daughter of Oren Osborn SPENCER and Arreitta YORK, was born on 27 April 1934. She died on 19 December 2009 at the age of 75 in Catawba Valley Medical Center, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. She was buried in Mt. Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Conover, Catawba County, North Carolina. Her obituary appeared as follows: CONOVER - OVA JANE LAIL, 75, OF CONOVER, DIED SATURDAY, DEC. 19, 2009, AT CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER IN HICKORY. BORN APRIL 27, 1934, IN CATAWBA COUNTY, SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE OREN OSBORNE SPENCER AND ARRIETTA YORK SPENCER. SHE WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF MOUNT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH IN CONOVER. IN ADDITION TO HER PARENTS, SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER SISTER, EVELYN KILLIAN, AND BROTHERS, JOHN SAMUEL SPENCER AND ROBERT WAYNE SPENCER. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND OF 59 YEARS, PAUL LUTHER LAIL; DAUGHTERS, PAULA L. COOK AND TAMARA L. WALKER AND HER HUSBAND, WILMER, ALL OF CONOVER; A SON, DAVID LAIL OF NEWTON; GRANDCHILDREN, WENDY UPTON, KELLEY COOK, ERICA FARR, JESSICA LAIL, MICHAEL ROBINSON AND LYDIA ROBINSON; GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, BRITTANY MAYES, RAEGAN UPTON, ETHAN UPTON, RYLEE UPTON, KEVIN ROBINSON, KADEN ROBINSON, REDEK ROBINSON, ANDE FARR, SPENCER FARR, MAYSON LAIL, SYDNEY WALKER AND JAXSON WALKER; A SISTER, POLLY MITCHELL AND HER HUSBAND, VON PAUL, OF MAIDEN; A BROTHER, OREN LEE "JUNIOR" SPENCER OF TAYLORSVILLE; AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, KATHY LAIL OF CONOVER. A SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE WILL BE HELD AT 3 P.M. TUESDAY, DEC. 22, 2009, AT MOUNT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, WITH THE REVS. DR. DAVID SEYMOUR AND SCOTT BOLLINGER OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW IN THE CHURCH CEMETERY. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS TONIGHT, MONDAY EVENING, DEC. 21, 2009, FROM 6 TO 8 P.M. AT THE CHURCH. MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO MOUNT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, 4420 COUNTY HOME ROAD, CONOVER, N.C. 28613. CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE LAIL FAMILY AT WWW.DRUMFUNERALHOME.COM. THE LAIL FAMILY HAS ENTRUSTED FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS TO DRUM FUNERAL HOME & CREMATIONS IN CONOVER. [Published in Hickory Daily Record on December 21, 2009]