Henry Raymond (Ray) Spalding

January 07, 1936 ~ December 27, 2014

January 5, 2015

Henry Raymond (Ray) Spalding, age 78, a lifelong resident of Bonners Ferry, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2014 with family at his side. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date, with a committal at Grandview Cemetery. Ray was born in Copeland, Idaho on January 7, 1936 to Henry Raymond and Anna Elizabeth (Lipp) Spalding. Ray attended grade school in Bonners Ferry and graduated from Bonners Ferry High School in 1954. He was an excellent boxer and lettered in boxing in High School. Ray married Judy Flinn on February 16, 1957, and they had two beautiful daughters together, Julie and Laurie. Ray and Judy later divorced. As a young man Ray worked at Spalding Lumber Company, the family mill, until it burned down. For many years after Ray, his dad H.R. Spalding, and his brothers logged throughout Boundary County. He served in the Idaho National Guard for three years. Ray also drove truck on the Montana to North Dakota run, and he worked in Alaska. Ray liked to fish the local streams in his younger years. He enjoyed cooking for others, and that is how he got the nickname "Doris" from his good friend Doug DeBoer. Ray loved his daily walks and playing cribbage. However, what he loved best and was most proud of were his two daughters. He will be missed by his family and friends. Ray is survived by daughters Julie (Andy) Rad of Boise, Laurie (Mark) Andrews of Lewiston, 5 grandchildren; Sarah, Nathan, Tenille, Avery and Braden, 3 great-grandchildren; Gabe, Henry and Grant as well as his siblings, Bob (Ione)Spalding, Eunice Spalding Brinkerhoff, his twin sister, Beth (Kearlee) Wright, Don (Audrey) Spalding and Bill Spalding. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Anna Spalding, brothers Virgil, Jim and Frank Spalding. Family and friends are invited to sign Ray’s book at www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.