Pauline (Blackwood) Spracklin, age 88 of Bradford, formerly of Malden, died Thursday, September 18, 2008 at the Hannah Duston Healthcare Center, Haverhill.
Mrs. Spracklin was born in Chapel Hill, NC on January 21, 1920, the daughter of the late Samuel and Belle (Horn) Blackwood. She was raised in Chapel Hill and attended Chapel Hill Schools.
During World War II she joined her fellow Americans and enlisted in the Woman's Army Corps within the ranks of the United States Army. While serving she met her husband in North Carolina, prior to his serving overseas. When he returned to the States they married and settled in Malden, where they began to raise their family.
She volunteered for many years with the Salvation Army in Malden. Always a very religious and spiritual woman, she was friends with many and generous with her time and charities.
An avid reader, she enjoyed volunteering and spending time with others, especially her family with whom she shared a home most recently in Bradford after moving from Malden where she lived for over 55 years.
She was married for over 20 years to the love of her life, the late Walter E. Spracklin, Sr., who passed away in 1968.
She is survived by her loving son, Walter E. Spracklin, Jr. and his wife Mari T. (Goudreault) Whittaker of Bradford; granddaughter, Janine L. Whittaker of Bradford; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services to be held Tuesday, September 23, in the C. Frank Linnehan and Son Bradford Funeral Home, 52 Salem Street, Bradford, at 10:30 a.m. Visiting hours will be held prior to the Funeral Service from 9:00-10:30 a.m. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Private interment will be held Wednesday in the Spracklin Family Lot in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Pauline's memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701.