David "Bill" S. Spaulding

COLUMBIA, NH-- Mr. David “Bill” S. Spaulding, 66, of Columbia, NH, passed away at the Dartmouth - Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, early on Monday, January 11, 2010, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in West Stewartstown, NH, on February 15, 1943, a son of the late David Spaulding and Pearl (Gould) Spaulding. David was a graduate of Canaan High School in 1961. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps that same year and served with honor until 1966. Known to his friends as “Bill,” he was extremely dedicated to his career as a tractor-trailer driver and owner. He had owned his own trucking business since 1968. During that career, he was also a log and pulpwood buyer and he supplied many of the pulp and saw mills in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Quebec. He served on the board of the Vermont Forest Products Association. David was a lifetime member of the Owner Operator Association. Mr. Spaulding attended St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Canaan, Vt., and later attended the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Swantan, Vt., where he served on the Vestry Board. He was also a member of the American Legion, Post #1, in St. Albans, Vt. Mr. Spaulding leaves behind his daughter, Shannon Jette Ly and husband Michael, and his beloved grandson, Aden Ly, of Seattle, Wash.; his companion, Linda Haynes of Colebrook; three sisters, Jean Hubert of Kittery, Me., Lillian Holmes of Keene, NH, and Sara Lynn Corliss of Canaan, Vt. and Norfolk, Va.; Sheila Spaulding of Highgate Springs, Vt., and Kathy Spitzner of Beecher Falls, Vt.; as well as four nieces and seven nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, David and Pearl; a brother, Albert Spaulding; and four brothers-in-law, Robert Cross, Will Hubert, Harry Holmes and Col. Reginald Corliss. There are no calling hours. A graveside service with military honors will be held at the Spaulding lot at the Colebrook Village Cemetery in the spring. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mr. Spaulding may be made to the North Country Humane Society, c/o Shelley Lapoint-Jones, P.O. Box 12, Canaan, VT 05903. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

David "Bill" S. Spaulding

February 15, 1943 - January 11, 2010