John G Spanks , June 01, 1937 — January 09, 2019

OBITUARY John G. Spanks June 1, 1937 – January 9, 2019 John G. Spanks, 81, of Marblehead, passed away on January 9, 2019. He was the husband of Patricia (Lecraw) Spanks and father of the late Theresa (Spanks) Edmonds. Born in Gloucester, he was the son of the late Myron W. and Marguerite (Bowden) Spanks.

As a young boy living in Gloucester John helped raise funds for Our Lady of Good Voyage Youth Center. John gained much recognition as he raised most money for the project. He was a graduate of Gloucester High School, class of 1955.

John then served in the United States Army during the cold war era, he was discharge in 1958. John worked as an adjuster for Shawmut then Fleet Bank for 39years. He was very active throughout his life; he marched in the Marblehead Memorial Day Parade for many years until he could not walk it then rode in the trolley, in 2018 he was Grand Marshall; he loved children, that is why he became a crossing guard for many years in Marblehead; he loved the animals and the outdoors feeding dog and cats; and enjoyed cutting grass working in his own and neighbors yards as well.

John was an avid sports fan of the Gloucester and Marblehead teams and all of the four major Boston teams: Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics, and Patriots. John was very active with the Masons, he was a member of the Philanthropic Lodge in Marblehead, 32nd degree Mason-Scottish Rite, Life Member of the Consistory Grand Lodge in Boston, Lynn Lodge, and Es Lodge. He was also a life member of the Gerry 5 where he was a hand tub foreman, and VFW Post 2005 Marblehead serving as Chaplin.

He was a member of St. Stephen’s Methodist Church in Marblehead for many years. He became a lay speaker and went around to many churches to preach and ton at Grace Church in Lynn. In addition to his wife, John is survived by his daughter, Kathy Spanks of Marblehead; two sisters, Mary Parsons of Gloucester, and Caroline McDonald and her husband Robert of Delaware; as well as many nieces and nephews.

He also leaves a very dear friend, Richard Penn. A graveside service with honors will be held in the veteran’s section of Waterside Cemetery, 294 West Shore Drive, Marblehead on Wednesday, January 23 at 11AM. Visiting hours will be held at Eustis and Cornell of Marblehead, 142 Elm Street on Tuesday, January 22 from 4-8PM.

A Masonic Service will begin at 7PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Northeast Animal Shelter, 347 Highland Avenue, Salem, MA 01970.

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