San Joaquin-San Bernardino County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Speir, Roger  July 2, 2005
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Lodi News-Sentinel  Jul 6, 2005
Roger Speir 
Roger C. Speir, 82, of Lodi, died on July 2 in a local hospital following a 
sudden illness.

He was born Oct. 17, 1922, in Sandsprings, Okla. He moved to Woodlake at a 
young age, and in 1943, he joined the U.S. Army-Air Force. He served with 
Squadron B 464th AAF Base Unit and was discharged in 1945 as a sergeant. 




Roger Speir
Mr. Speir married Dorothy Washburn in 1949 after returning to Woodlake. They 
moved to Oregon for three years, then to San Bernardino before moving to Lodi 
in 1980. He worked as a truck driver for more than 40 years and retired in 1993.

He enjoyed flying planes, hunting, fishing, building "airplane weathervanes" 
and helping friends and neighbors.

He is survived by his wife Dorothy Speir, of Lodi; children, Sharen Williams, 
of Vale, Ore., and Stan Speir, of Knoxville, Tenn.; sister, Thelma Diamond, of 
Cottonwood, Ariz.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Speir.

There will be no services or visitation. Inurnment will be private. Memorial 
contributions may be made in his memory to Grace Presbyterian Church Memorial 
Fund, 10 N. Mills Ave., Lodi, CA 95242.

Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 



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