Son of Nels Monson and Marie Mace

Husband of Gladys Condie, 14 December 1922, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Obituary. George Spencer Monson, 77, died 13 May 1979 in a local hospital. Born May 17, 1901, Salt Lake City to Nels and Maria Mace Monson.

Married Gladys Condie Dec 14, 1922 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. High priest Rosecrest 2nd LDS Ward, Master printer and member of Salt Lake Printing House Craftsman Club. Retired vice president and general manager, Western Hotel Register Co.

Survivors, three daughters and three sons, Elder Thomas S. Monson, Robert C Monson, Mrs Paul (Barbara) Flemming, all of Salt Lake City, Scott Paul Monson, Brigham City, Mrs L Conway (Marjorie) Dearden, Fountain Valley, Calif., Mrs Loren D (Marilyn) Martin, Bountiful, 19 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, brother and three sisters, Raymond T Monson, Murs Mac (Florence) Stevens, both of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Jack C (Lucille) Bangerter, Mrs Myron O (Jean) Bangerter, both of Bountiful.

Funeral services Friday 1 p.m. Rosecrest 2nd Ward Chapel, 3101 S. 2300 East, where friends may call 11:30 am to 12:45 pm.

History as recalled by son, Thomas S. Monson. On the corner of 500 South and 200 West, not far from the railroad tracks running through Salt Lake City, George Spencer and Gladys Condie Monson raised a family through the Great Depression surrounded by Gladys's relatives, descendants of pioneers from Scotland. George's grandparents had joined the Church in Sweden and England before emigrating to America and settling in Salt Lake City. On August 21, 1927, the first son and second child of George and Gladys was born, Thomas Spencer Monson, named after his maternal grandfather, Thomas Sharp Condie, and his father.

George Spencer and Gladys Condie Monson, parents of Thomas S. Monson.

Surrounded by family, the Monsons extended their love to many others as well. Visits from hungry transients passing through town were not uncommon in the neighborhood, and Gladys Monson received and fed them "as though each had been an invited guest," President Monson later recalled. She also sent weekly Sunday dinners to "Old Bob" down the street, who regularly offered Tom a dime for the delivery. "I can't accept the money," Tom thoughtfully replied. "My mother would tan my hide." On Sundays, Tom's father would sometimes carry Uncle Elias, his brother crippled from arthritis, to his 1928 Oldsmobile, with Tom in tow, and drive him around the city.

"During this period of my life I was much impressed by the actions of my mother and father," President Monson observed. "It didn't dawn on me that they rarely attended church." He also recalled an ambience of tolerance and goodwill: "I never heard my father speak a negative word toward another person. In fact, he would not remain in the room if anyone were speaking disrespectfully or negatively toward another person."