Joseph Patrick "Pat" Spalding

Joseph Patrick "Pat" Spalding age 87 of St. Rose Rd., Springfield, died at 10:55 pm Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Baptist Health Lexington.

Born March 15, 1932 in Washington County, he was preceded in death by his parents, James Emmett Spalding Sr., Dec. 29, 1974 and Mary Mildred Caldwell Spalding, March 17, 2002, his first wife, Frances Amy Kelty Spalding, May 4, 1970, a son, Patrick Gary Spalding, Feb. 18, 1959 and 2 brothers, James Emmett Spalding Jr., Nov. 23, 2004 and Jimmy Spalding.

He worked as an assemblyman at General Electric in Louisville for 18 years, was a police officer for the City of Springfield for several years, served as the Washington County Animal Control officer for serveral years and was a farmer.

He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Gayle Arnold Spalding of Springfield, 3 sons, Kevin (Jill) Spalding of Springfield, Mark (Debbie) Spalding and David (Lisa) Spalding all of Lebanon, 4 daughters, Sharon Norris of St. Mary, Patty Benedict of Raywick, Denise (Les Jr.) Collins of Springfield and Nicole (Roy) Glaze of Stanford, 1 brother, Larry Spalding of Lebanon, 2 sisters, Betty Miles of Loretto and Margaret Mary (Edwin) Thompson of Springfield, 10 grandchildren, Chris Goodin, William and Kelly Norris, Matthew Spalding, Patrick and Emily Mattingly, Amber Ervin, Marissa Lee, Jessica Riley and Taya Glaze, and Robby Benedict, 14 great grandchildren, Laney Norris, Erik, Ryan and Jacob Goodin, Lilly, Kayla and Justice Hamilton, Jaiden, Landan, Breydhan and Dalylah Benedict, Taylar Lee and Bentley and Oaklee Riley.

Funeral mass will be conducted at 10:00 am Saturday, March 30, 2019 at St. Rose Catholic Church with Rev. Edmond Ditton, O.P. and Rev. Culpepper Elliott officiating.  Burial will be in St. Dominic-Holy Rosary Cemetery. 

Pallbearers will be Kevin and Matthew Spalding, William Norris, Chris Goodin, Robby Benedict and Patrick Mattingly.

Honorary Pallbearers will be the other grand and great grandchildren.

A prayer service will be held at 7:00 pm Friday, March 29 at Hale-Polin-Robinson Funeral Home where friends may call from 3:00 till 8:00 pm on Friday and again from 7:00 am till 9:30 am on Saturday.

Hale-Polin-Robinson Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.