Judith E. Spaulding, of 501 Pennsylvania Ave., Plymouth, died at 1:30 a.m. in Miller?s Merry Manor, Plymouth, on Tuesday, October 14, 2003. Judith had fought a long and courageous battle with cancer and died at the age of 67.
      
       Born in Buffalo, Illinois, on November 12, 1935, Judith was the daughter of Herbert and Rachel Bell Fields. She attended Illinois schools.
      
       On July 12, 1986, in Plymouth, she and Floyd Spaulding were married. Floyd is a veteran and Judith was a member of the VFW, Mooresville, Ind., Post 1111.
      
       She had worked in Illinois for the Department of Revenue. In Plymouth she worked in assembly for Kaye Industries.
      
       Judith enjoyed traveling and camping, particularly in the South: Texas, Louisiana and California.
      
       She is survived by her husband, Floyd, and by her children and their families: her daughter and son-in-law; Kim and Alfredo Vaca and Kevin and Nancy Ames, all of Plymouth.
      
       Two step-daughters and their husbands also survive; Gloria and Robert Thompson, Martinsville, Ind., and Janice and Donald Mansfield, Mooresville, Ind., and a step-son, Michael Spaulding, Sarasota, Fla.
      
       Nine grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren and six great-grandchildren also survive, together with a sister and brother-in-law, Sue and Gene Koehne of Chandlerville, Ill.
      
       Judith has been preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Jeanenne Chambers
      
       Judith?s family will welcome friends at the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, on Thursday, October 16, 2003, from 4 to 8 p.m.
      
       Funeral services, officiated by the Rev. Glenn Mitchell will be held in the funeral home on Friday, October 17, 2003, at 11 a.m.
      
       Burial will be in New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
      
       Memorial gifts to the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center?s Cancer Institute, Plymouth, Ind., will be appreciated by Judith?s family.