Martha Joy Hamm Spencer

Patty, I will miss you and our lively conversations about the Vineyard and horses. You are a dear friend. Sleep well.

Her legacy of kindness will endure among all those whose lives she touched.

This obit was such a beautiful, lively remembrance of Ellie--her adventurousness, her kindness, and a life richly lived. Thank you.

The most wild and wonderful spirit! What an honor to have known Ellie.

I learned so much about Ellie reading this wonderful obituary about an incredible woman. Her adventurous spirit and joyful heart reverberate in her children and everyone who was lucky enough to be touched by her. She had the warmest and most infectious smile and laugh. She was a second mother to me growing up and I feel so blessed to have received her generosity, gentleness and warmth. I love you Ellie and will love you forever.

My mother, Joan Staiko, attended a social function in Warrenton decades ago where she first met Harold and Ellie Spencer. She mentioned to Harold about seeing an article in the paper that one of his children (?) had Rennolds as a middle name. He said it was a family name and she told him that her daughter was married to a Rennolds from Tappahannock. Therein began our adventure of knowing Harold and Ellie. They visited us in Tappahannock when they were at their cottage at Wheatland. We met for...

What a wonderful photo! I very much enjoyed working with Ellie on the spca board these past few years. She will be missed.

A wonderful life lived. My deepest condolences.

I am so sorry that Ellie is gone - I knew and loved her through the Warrenton Antiquarian Society and the Warrenton Garden Club - She was a truly kind, gentle, hard-working, and talented person - She will be greatly missed by many people, including my husband and me.