Obituary: Hilda Pauline (Spencer) Ryan, 2002 Source: Daily News Leader Contributor: Dennis Truslow ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Hilda Pauline Spencer Ryan, 78, of Gordonsville died Wednesday, July 17, 2002, at Countryside II Nursing Home in Louisa County. She was born May 27, 1924, in Nelson County, a daughter of the late Alex Spencer and Hattie Huffman Spencer. She was married to the late David R. Ryan Sr. and was a member of the Mechanicsville Baptist Church, Gordonsville. Mrs. Ryan is survived by one daughter, Harriet "Liz" Carpenter and husband, Dexter, of Gordonsville; sister, Mary Thacker of Charlottesville; four grand- children, Jeffrey Ryan of Burlington, Ky., Christopher Ryan of Bordentown, N.J., and Daniel "Danny" Carpenter, and Samuel "Mike" Lanford, both of Gordonsville; eight great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Patsy Ryan of Camp Hill, Pa.; and her son-in-law, Samuel Lanford of Gordonsville. She was also preceded in death by a son, David R. Ryan Jr., and a daughter, Brenda Ryan Lanford. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20, 2002, at the Preddy Funeral Home Chapel in Gordonsville, with interment in the Mechanicsville Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. this evening at the funeral home. ****************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ******************************************************************