Gladys (Haley) Spooner

    Spooner, Gladys, 79, December 17, 2011.  Arrangements by Dunn Funeral Home, Houlton.  Interment to be held in the Peters Cove Cemetery, Orient.
    HOULTON – Gladys (Haley) Spooner of Houlton died on Saturday December 17, 2011 at a local hospital following a short illness. She was born in Presque Isle in November of 1932 to James Robert Haley and Mary (White) Haley.
    She was one of five children including Eleanor Becker (deceased) of Paxton, Massachusetts, Ruth Nickerson of Lake City, Florida, Dorothy Fitzpatrick of Houlton, Maine, James Earl Haley of Hodgdon. They were raised on a family farm located on the Calais Road in Houlton and she graduated from Houlton High School in 1950.
    She was an avid reader and loved books – frequenting the Cary Library in Houlton, and the libraries in Mars Hill, Patten and Presque Isle as well as bookshops throughout Aroostook County, New Brunswick and beyond. She enjoyed playing the piano, cooking her renowned donuts, date squares and molasses cookies and raising her family. She was a storyteller and frequently entertained her sons and their friends with original stories she devised.
    She and her husband of 58 years, Vernon (Rusty), were married in November 1950 and together they raised three sons. The family lived in Orient for many years where she served as town treasurer before moving to Houlton in 1968.
    She was predeceased by Vernon and is survived by Michael V. Spooner and his wife Elvira, of Phoenix, Arizona, Patrick R. Spooner and his wife, Maureen, of Windham, New Hampshire and Dennis J. Spooner, and his wife, Brenda, of Hodgdon; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nephews and nieces.
    She was a faithful member of the Southern Aroostook Church of Christ in Houlton and attended Sunday services and weekly bible classes.
    Burial will be at the Peters Cove Cemetery in Orient and a memorial service will be scheduled for late Spring 2012. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Cary Library or the Southern Aroostook Church of Christ in care of Dunn Funeral Home 11 Park Street Houlton, ME 04730. Online condolences and guest book at: dunnfuneral.com.