Gloria J. Spittle
SPITTLE, Gloria J., 66, MARS HILL, August 17, 2012. A a funeral service will be conducted Wed., August 22, at 1 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Arrangements are in the care of Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home, Fort Fairfield.
MARS HILL – Gloria J. Spittle, 66, wife of Russell O. Spittle Sr., passed away Friday afternoon, August 17, 2012, at a Mars Hill nursing facility, after an extended illness. She was born September 14, 1945, in Fort Fairfield, the daughter of Kenneth and Freda (Argraves) Giggey. She was a former Fort Fairfield resident where she graduated from Fort Fairfield High School Class of 1963. She was a resident of Mars Hill for the past twenty-six years.
In addition to her parents, Gloria was predeceased by her brother, Larry Giggey.
She is survived by her husband, Russell O. Spittle Sr. of Mars Hill; three sons, Russell O. Spittle Jr. and wife, Jamie of Mars Hill, Wayne Spittle and his wife, Cynthia of Fort Fairfield, Kenneth Spittle and his wife, Kristie of Houlton; one brother, Gary Giggey and his wife, Jane of Chesterfield, Missouri; three grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a special niece, Susan Moore.
Friends may call Wed., August 22, 2012, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home, 144 Main Street, Fort Fairfield, where a funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Ronald Doughty officiating. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Fort Fairfield at a later date. A time of continued fellowship with refreshments will be held after the funeral service at VFW Paul Lockhart Post Number 6187, Presque Isle Street, Fort Fairfield. On behalf of the Spittle family, they wish to extend a grateful thank you with deep appreciation to the entire staff of the Aroostook Health Center of Mars Hill for their outstanding and dedicated care and service provided to Gloria during her illness. Those who wish may contribute in memory of Gloria to a charity of their choice. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.