Dr. Clyde Victor Speer

Male 1914 - 1992  (77 years)


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  • Name Clyde Victor Speer 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born 14 Jun 1914  Russell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Apr 1992  Wythe Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Forest United Methodist Church, Ivanhoe, Wythe Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • OBITUARY

      SW VA Enterprise, Wytheville, VA; 2 May 1992

      Dr. Clyde Victor Speer, age 77, of 320 S. 8th Street, Wytheville, died Sunday, April 26, 1992 at his residence following a lengthy illness.

      A memorial service will be held Sunday, May 3, at 1:30 p.m., at the Forrest United Methodist Church in Ivanhoe, conducted by the Rev. Shirley Rogers.

      He was a well known Wytheville dentist for over 43 years before his retirement. He was born in Honaker, his family soon moved to Ivanhoe, where he spent his entire childhood. He was a 1929 graduate of Ivanhoe High School and later graduated from Fork Union Military Academy. He also attended Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. For his medical studies he transferred to the University of Toronto, Canada, and obtained his degree in dentistry in 1937, then returned to Wytheville to open his practice. He was a decorated major with the U.S. Army Medical Corps of the 263rd Infantry during World War II.

      He is survived by his wife, Maude Mullins Speer of Wytheville; two daughters and son-in-law, Tibbett L. Speer and Alexander Neill, IV of San Anselmo, Calif. and Joan Taylor of Dallas, Texas; two grandchildren, Lauren and Haidee Henderson of Dallas; two half-brothers, Thomas Speer of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Clark Speer of New Zealand; and a half-sister, Catherine Jones of Chilhowie.

      Following the memorial service, friends are invited to call at the family residence at 320 South 8th Street, Wytheville.
      The Grubb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

    Person ID I26261  Master File
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2014 

    Father Dr. Samuel Hadley Speer,   b. 19 Jan 1885, Russell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Nov 1964, Wythe Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Eunice Tibbett Kelly,   b. 05 Feb 1896, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1977, Wythe Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 01 Jun 1911  Wytheville, Wythe Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
      Name: Samuel H. Speer
      Gender: Male
      Marital Status: Single
      Race: White
      Age: 26
      Birth Date: 1885
      Birth Place: Russell, VA
      Marriage Date: 1 Jun 1911
      Marriage Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia
      Father: S. H. Speer
      Mother: Catherine Lockhart
      Spouse: Eunice T. Kelley
      FHL Film Number: 34255
    Family ID F11525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Maude Mullins,   b. 12 Dec 1914, Wise Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 2006, Wythe Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Children 
     1. Tibbett Speer
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2014 
    Family ID F11526  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret Elizabeth Perdue 
    Divorced late 1940's 
    Children 
     1. Joan Speer
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2014 
    Family ID F11893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart