Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Sprague, Rilla V. March 18, 1985 ************************************************ 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 mlnransom@chartermi.net May 9, 2010, 9:44 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, March 19, 1985 Rilla V. Sprague, 86, 667 Union Street, Ionia, died early Monday at Ionia County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Clinton County Dec. 13, 1898, the daughter of Lenow and Theressia Messer. She was married to Wesley Sprague in 1918. He died in 1964. She was a retired cook from the Lyons High School hot lunch program and the Lyons Village treasurer for 16 years. A life member of the Lyons Chapter Order of the Eastern Star she attended, as a member, the Lyons United Methodist Church. Surviving are one son, Raymond of Lyons; one daughter; Mrs. Beverly Rogers of Lyons; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be on Wednesday at 2 p.m. from Lyons United Methodist Church with Rev. Bette Dobbie officiating. Burial will be in the Lyons Cemetery. A memorial service by the Lyons chapter Order of Eastern Star will be on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. from Hull Memorial Chapel in Lyons. A memorial fund for the Lyons United Methodist Church has been established. Contributions may be left at the funeral home. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/sprague3836nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb