James Bubby F. Spalding, 86 of Leonardtown passed on December 10, 2020 at the Med Star Hospital in Leonardtown, MD.
James F. Spalding better known as Bubby was born December 24, 1933. He, his two brothers, and one sister grew up with their parents in Leonardtown, Maryland. He enjoyed childhood and teen years playing sports in school and spending time on the water, boating, swimming and crabbing.
In 1952, he graduated from Margaret Brent High School, joined the Army and served 3 years; 26 months of his service in Africa.
After the Army, he began his career as a technician, a Federal Government job at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland. During his career, he was a member and served as President of the Southern Maryland Pioneers, a non-profit organization supporting children with disabilities.