Don S Spaulding Obituary (1953 - 2022)

Don S. Spaulding, 68 of Bloomington, passed away on October 24, 2022, at 9:55 p.m. at his home in Bloomington. Don's service will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at 10:30AM at East White Oak Bible Church, Carlock with Pastor Scott Boerckel officiating. Entombment will be held at East Lawn Mausoleum, Bloomington. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 28, 2022, from 4-7PM at the church. Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington is assisting the family with services. In lieu of flowers family suggests memorials to be made to the East White Oak Bible Church Mission Fund or Tunnels to Towers Foundation. Don was born on December 14, 1953, in Sterling, Illinois the son of Don Milton and Mary Francis Stewart Spaulding. He married Jessica A. Stuthers on May 6, 1978, in San Diego, CA. Don is survived by his wife Jessica; their children, Patty (Bob) Lewis, Mystic, IA; Mary (John) Ditchen, Normal; Don (Stacy) Spaulding II, Bloomington; Jimmy (Abbey) Spaulding, Champaign; and Jon Spaulding, Bloomington. Also surviving are 16 grandchildren, 1 great grandson, his sister, Clarice Berggren, Montalba, TX and his brother, Joe Spaulding, Rock Falls, IL. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Jimmy and Roger. Don was a member of East White Oak Bible Church, Carlock, IL He graduated from Orr High School in Orr, MN and SIU-Carbondale He served in the US Navy from 1973 to 1993 As a Naval aircrewman Helicopters. He worked in Safety and Training specialist at Mitsubishi in Normal, Assistant Safety Manager at Kia Motor Manufacturing, Georgia, and the as a Safety Manager for Precision Planting/AGCO in Tremont.