Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Sprayberry, Alan Bruce  January 9 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Alan Bruce Sprayberry
1/9/1927 1/9/2005 

Masonic services will be held Wednesday, January 12th at 1:30 p.m., in 
Greenlawn Memorial Chapel, 3700 River Blvd., for Alan Bruce Sprayberry, 78, of 
Bakersfield, who passed away January 9, 2005, in Bakersfield. Meudell-Oildale 
Lodge #695 F.&A.M. will officiate and interment will follow in Greenlawn 
Memorial Park.

Bruce was born to Odis E. and Laura L. Sprayberry on January 9, 1927, in 
Bakersfield. He is preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Mary Ann 
Sprayberry; sisters, Pauline Dente and Peggy Kennedy and his brother, Marvin 
Sprayberry Sr. Survivors include his brother, Thomas O. Sprayberry and his 
wife, Joyce; brother-in-law, Frank Kennedy; sister-in-law, Pat Sprayberry and 
numerous nieces and nephews.

Bruce enlisted in the U.S. Navy twice. He proudly served in World War II and 
the Korean Conflict. He began his railroad career with Southern Pacific, 
working on steam engines, and ended as an Amtrak Engineer, fulfilling a long 
held dream. Upon his retirement, he and Mary Ann moved to Santa Maria, later 
relocating to Bakersfield.

Their passion was owning, restoring and showing their 1947 Cadillac 
convertible, which appeared in the movie Tough Guys, staring Kirk Douglas and 
Burt Lancaster. Bruce was affiliated with Cadillac LaSalle in Los Angeles, the 
Packard Association in Santa Maria and the Automobile Club of Bakersfield, 
serving as President in 1989. He had also been a member of the Glendale Elks 
for nine years. 

He became a Master Mason of the Eagle Rock Glassell Lodge #422. After moving 
to Bakersfield, Bruce, following in his Uncle Dewey Sprayberrys footsteps, 
joined the Meudell- Oildale Lodge #695 on November 29, 1995. Bruce was sworn 
in as a Master of his lodge. He was a Thirty-second degree Mason and belonged 
to the Kern County Shrine Club, Scottish Rite, Eastern Star #125 and Al 
Malaikah Temple.

Bruce will be remembered by his family and friends for his sense of humor, 
generosity and his love. We will miss his wonderful smile.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Shriners Childrens Hospital 
or to Hoffmann Hospice.

Visitation begins today at 12:00 noon at Greenlawn Mortuary.

Greenlawn Mortuary Funeral Directors 


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