Branch of service U S Air Force
Entered
service
Discharged
Born 1/28/1932
Died 3/23/2009
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Mr.
Joseph Spriggs
As originally published on Thursday, March 26, 2009.
Joseph L. Spriggs, 77, of
Fredericksburg
,
Va.
, died March 23, 2009, at
Frederick
Memorial
Hospital
after a lengthy illness.
Born Jan.
28, 1932, in Burkittsville, he was the son of the late Catherine L.
Dorsey, and stepson of the late Roy C. Dorsey. He was predeceased by his
wife, Lucy Duvall Spriggs, in 1994.
He was a
graduate of
Lincoln
High School
. After graduation he joined the U.S. Air Force where he served for 23
years. After retirement from the Air Force, he moved to
Alaska
and worked on the pipeline for several years. He and his wife returned to
Washington
and he was employed by Children's Hospital as an electrician. Once retired
from Children's Hospital, he settled in
Fredericksburg
,
Va.
He is
survived by two devoted sisters, Catherine E. Jackson, Knoxville, and
Betty B. Dorsey, Burkittsville; stepdaughter, Cynthia Harding; two
step-grandsons, Tyronne and Lavail; three sisters-in-law, Malcinia Diggs
and husband, Mary Toombs and husband, and Flora Haynes; two
brothers-in-law, William Duvall and Hugh Duvall and wife. He is also
survived by a foster sister, Mary E. Brown; special friend, India
Harrison; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by
a brother, Alfred; and a sister, Dorothy.
The family
will receive friends prior to the 11 a.m. Saturday, March 28, service at
Stauffer Funeral Home,
1100 N. Maple Ave.
,
Brunswick
. Interment will be at
Arlington
National
Cemetery
at a later date.