David “Bud” Kinghorn Spriggs, 87, of Chelmsford died Sunday April 27, 2008 at the Lowell General Hospital after a brief illness.

He was the husband of Alice (Silcox) Spriggs, with whom he celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on November 19, 2007.

Born in Lowell, MA on January 22, 1921, he was the son of the late James and Catherine (Kinghorn) Spriggs. He was raised in Lowell and attended the Lowell school system.

A veteran of World War II, he served in the US Navy in Boston, MA and on the Samoan Islands. He attained the rank of Seaman First Class.

A resident of Chelmsford since 1971, Bud worked as a Linotype Machinist with Courier Printing of Lowell for over 44 years before retiring in 1982. He and his wife summered at Little Island Pond in Pelham, NH at their summer cottage for over 50 years.

He was an active member of the Pawtucket Congregational Church in Lowell and served on the Church’s Stewardship and Financial Board, and the Trustee Board. He also was involved in the restoration of the historic windows of the Church.

He is survived by his wife, retired Home Economics Teacher at the Moody Jr. High School in Lowell, Alice (Silcox) Spriggs of Chelmsford; a son and two daughters in-law, Ken and Jacqueline (Jean) Spriggs of Sugarloaf, PA and Deborah (Spriggs) Cappozoli of Framingham, MA; three sisters in-law, Thelma Sherwood of Kennebunk, ME, Marion Spriggs of Merrimack, NH and Evelyn Silcox of Mt. Dora, FL; two step grandchildren, Christina Lawton, Sugerloaf, PA and Richard Lawton of McAdoo, PA; many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his son, David Silcox Spriggs who died in 1979 and his brother James Spriggs who died in 2001.