Ionia-Barry County MI Archives Obituaries.....Sprague, Vern B. 1958 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mransom311@gmail.com August 17, 2014, 8:26 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Saturday, February 1, 1958 Mr. and Mrs. Clein Monks of Ionia were called to Hastings early Friday morning by the serious illness of her father, Vern B. Sprague. Mr. Sprague, 77, died in Pennock hospital at noon Friday after a short illness. He was born in Ionia May 1, 1880 and his first marriage was to Grace Breckon of Ionia. Later he was married to Stella Carrews, who preceded him in death. He was a baker by trade. The Spragues moved to Hastings about 36 years ago, where Mr. Sprague made his home until his death. His last employment was as custodian at the Methodist church in Hastings. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Clein Monks of Ionia, and Mrs. Virginia Young of Grand Rapids; two sons, Morris of Grand Rapids and George of Lake Odessa, and a brother, Otis Sprague of Hamlet, Calif. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Leonard funeral home in Hastings. Interment will be in Greenwood cemetery, Grand Rapids. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/sprague26789nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb