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Mr. William Grant "Bill" Sprouse
November 28, 1922 - May 19, 2007 |
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Mr. William Grant Sprouse was born November 28, 1922 in McCurtain, Oklahoma, the son of Benjamin Hooper Sprouse and Blanche Bessie Self Sprouse. He was married to Marjorie Louise "Margie" Gregory Sprouse on December 12, 1942 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Mr. Sprouse was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a retired Time-DC truck driver and a member of the Teamsters Union. He passed this life on May 19, 2007 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma after having attained the age of 84 years, 5 months and 21 days.
He leaves to mourn his passing:
2 daughters: Saundra Carter of Belmont, Ms.,
and Brenda Cotten of Sallisaw, Ok.;
6 grandchildren: Grant Rhodes of Sallisaw, Ok., Sidney Miles of Tulsa, Ok.,
Todd Hays of Ft. Smith, Ar., Rich Carter of Belmont, Ms.,
Jay Cotten of Sallisaw, Ok., and Mika Hartman of Shreveport, La.;
8 great grandchildren;
several nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife: Margie;
his son: Gary Grant Sprouse;
his parents: Benjamin and Blanche Sprouse;
2 brothers: Horace and Ben Sprouse and
2 sisters: Marjorie Wilson and Dorothy Atkinson | |
Service Details
12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Agent Chapel - Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Ft. Smith National Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. |
Viewing
10 am - 9 pm Tuesday
Agent Funeral Home - Sallisaw, Oklahoma |
Officiating
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Rev. Mary Sue Sprouse Mos
Bro. Dennis Sprouse |
Pallbearers
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Rich Carter
Roger Carter
Roger Moore
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Members of the Masonic Lodge #120
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Honorary Pallbearers
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Todd Hays, Jay Cotten, Brown Keener,
Arlie Harris, Phil Nowlin, Bill Denney
Sam Clark, Keith Bibbs, Kevin Bibbs,
Kennith Atkinson, Frank Rizley, Tom Long,
John Osburn, Neal Agent, Chuck Sainer,
Dennis Sprouse, J.B. Sprouse, Cal Whitekiller
and Russell Myers, Sr. |
Masonic Rites provided by
Sallisaw Masonic Lodge #120
Military Honors provided by
VFW Post #4518
Memorial donations can be made to the
William G. “Bill” Sprouse Trust Fund
established at National Bank of Sallisaw
to defray costs incurred for a medical flight
from Washington, D.C. where he suffered a
massive heart attack while visiting the
WWII Veterans Memorial with a group
of Sequoyah County Veterans.
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