Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Sprague, Clinton E. June 27, 2003
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, date unknown
Clinton E. Sprague, 94, of Ionia passed away Friday, June 27, 2003 at 
Heartland Health Care in Ionia.  He was born May 9, 1909 in Berlin Township, 
the son of Glenn and Lillian (Townsend) Sprague.

Mr. Sprague attended Ionia area schools, including Loomis School.  Clinton 
worked for 35 years for the State of Michigan Liquor Control as a field 
auditor, retiring in 1971.  He was baptized at, and member of, the First 
Christian Church in Ionia since 1934 (life member since 1954).  Clinton was 
also a member of the Ionia Elks, Ionia Moose, and the Ionia Fishing and 
Hunting Club (past president), councilman for the 2nd ward, and chief security 
officer for the Ionia Free Fair for 44 years.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Julia on February 7, 2001; two 
grandsons, Steven and Tim Sprague, five brothers, Howard, Russell, Ivan, 
Glenn, and Francis Sprague; one daughter-in-law, Jean Sprague.

Surviving are three sons, Robert Sprague (friend Sonja Reed) of Saranac, 
Clinton Jr. “Bud” (Lois ) Sprague of Bitely, and Edwin (Karen) Sprague of 
Ionia; one daughter, Carol (Robert) Hook of Cedar Springs, 10 grandchildren; 
23 great-grandchildren; one brother, Ford Wayne (Alma) Sprague, of Ionia.  

The funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. Carol Meeder, Pastor, at 11 
a.m. Monday at the First Christian Church, Ionia, with interment following at 
Balcom Cemetery, Ionia.  

The family will receive friends at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Cook 
Chapel, 200 Rich Street, Ionia from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.  For those 
desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church 
Memorial Fund, in memory of Clinton E. Sprague.



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