Harold Sprague

Obituaries

March 22, 2016 - 12:00 AM

Harold Dean Sprague, 95, rural Colony, died Monday, March 21, 2016, at Windsor Place in Iola.

Harold was born Dec. 20, 1920, in Kincaid, the son of Arzy and Hazel (Beal) Sprague. He grew up on the family farm southeast of Lone Elm and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. On Feb. 14, 1956, Harold married Betty Jean Cole and they made their home on the farm. Besides farming all his life, he spent several years traveling to several states participating in tractor pulling contests. He also worked for James Hildabrant as a millwright at Gates Rubber Company. His wife Betty preceded him in death Oct. 3, 2013.

Survivors include his seven children, Douglas Sprague, Colony, Vicki Sprague, Andover, David Sprague, Moore, Okla., Cheryl Cook and husband William, Rogers, Ark., Michael Sprague, Gas, Barbara Sprague, Wichita, and Larry Sprague and wife Vickie, Webb City, Mo.; five siblings, Opal Furr, Cabot, Ark., Blanche Ford, Desert Hot Springs, Calif., Vernon Sprague, Kincaid, Kenneth Sprague, Iola, and Violet Holt, Kincaid; 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and two sisters, Vera Terrell and Lorene Webster.

 

Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola, prior to the funeral service that will begin at 2 o’clock. Burial will follow at Lone Elm Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer’s Research or Gentiva Hospice and may be left with the funeral home. To leave a condolence online, go to www.iolafuneral.com.

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