Rose 'Wilma' Spaulding, age 89, of Montgomery, went home to be with the Lord at 11:35 am on Monday at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper.
She was born February 8, 1922 in Daviess County, she was the daughter of Charles and Mary (Walker) Duncheon. She was a member of St Peter Catholic Church in Montgomery and the Daughters of Isabella.
She was a 1941 graduate of Montgomery High School, and retired from Washington Catholic School. Wilma was a loving mother and a homemaker. Her grandchildren were the love of her life.
She is survived by three sons, Glenn Spaulding and Lee Spaulding of Montgomery, and Robert and( Nancy )Spaulding of Loogootee; three daughters, Barbara (Virgil) Knepp of Montgomery, Linda (Terry) Riggins of Cannelburg, Susan(Calvin) Persohn of Greenwood; one brother, Bernard Duncheon of Montgomery; sister-in-law, Justina Duncheon of Evansville; ten grandchildren, Melissa (Aaron)Holman, Matt (Amy) Persohn ,Clinton (Jo Ann) Spaulding , Kendra (Joshua) Parks, Rodney(Eve) Knepp, Scott (Jamie) Knepp, Ryan (Sarah) Knepp, Jackson Spaulding, Stephanie (Troy) Ainscough, Garrett (Chrissy) Gingerich; sixteen great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Jack E. Spaulding in 1961, her parents, a grand-daughter, Melanie Gingerich, brother, Raymond Duncheon, two sisters, Julia
Greenwell and Margaret Feagans.
A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10am Friday at St Peter Catholic Church in Montgomery, with Father James Koressel as celebrant. Burial will follow in St Peter Cemetery in Montgomery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8pm. Thursday at St. Peter Church with a D of I rosary at 4 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to American Red Cross P.O. Box 350 Washington, In. 47501 or to St Peter Catholic Church.
Condolences may be sent to the family on line at www.edleemortuary.com
