He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard H. "Dick" Spalding and Lillian Thomas Spalding; brother, William Alfred "Buck" Spalding; two sisters, Lallie Willett and Frances "Fannie" Rudd; two sons, William A. "Billy" Spalding (1969), and Paul Martin Spalding (2015); granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth Spalding (1980); son-in-law, Paul Peterson.
Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Imogene Hill Spalding; two sons, Joe H. Spalding (Joyce), of Lebanon, and Mike Spalding (Trena), of Lebanon; four daughters, Phyllis Barnett (Ken), of Louisville, Debbie Hamilton (Doug), of Springfield, Kaye Peterson, of Lebanon; and Fran Smith (Terry), of Loretto; 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters, Jean Crawford (Jim) of Versailles, and Ann Barbato of Simi Valley, California.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 30, 2017 at Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church, celebrated by Rev. Terry Bradshaw. Interment to follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Bosley Funeral Home. Prayer Services will be held at 7:00 Wednesday evening by Deacon Dennis May.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Paul Martin Spalding Memorial Fund, Hospice, or Mass of the Air.