Robert Paul Stephens
Robert Paul Stephens, 74, of
Parker RD 1, Perry Township, died
Saturday morning, March 27,
2004, in UPMC Northwest,
Franklin, following an illness.
Born Dec. 19, 1929, in Perry
Township, Clarion County, he was
the son of Frederick and Millie
Crick Stephens.
He was a 1948 graduate of
Rimersburg-Madison Union High
School in Rimersburg.
Mr. Stephens entered the United
States Marine Corps Oct. 16, 1950,
and was honorably discharged May
5, 1952.
He retired as chief lineman with
the Central Electric Cooperative at
Parker following a 42-year career
in that industry.
Mr. Stephens represented Perry
Township on the Allegheny-
Clarion Valley School Board for a
number of years.
He was a member of the Concord
Presbyterian Church in Perry
Township. He also held membership
in the Parker American Legion
Post and the Parker VFW Post.
Mr. Stephens was an avid
hunter and fisherman and was a life
member of the AlleghenyClarion
Sportsmen Club and the North
American Fishing Club.
He was married in the Concord
Presbyterian Church March 13,
1951, to Ella Mae Terwilliger, who
died Nov. 18, 2003.
Surviving are four daughters and
their husbands, Barbara E. and
Nick Cherico of Callensburg,
Roberta M. and Rodger Douglas of
Parker, Bonnie S. and Robert Lowe
of Mifflinsville and Brenda L. and
Alan Confer of Emlenton; one son,
Robert Adrian Stephens of
Mifflinsville: and nine grandchildren,
Kimberly Douglas, Steve
Douglas and fiancee, Jody Hale,
and her son, Riley; Ryan, Garrett,
Shawn and Rachel Lowe; Brock
and Blaine Confer; and Jacob
Stephens.
He also is survived by a brother,
Frederick Dean Stephens of
Parker; a sister, Alice Simpson of
Rimersburg; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and
wife, Mr. Stephens was preceded
in death by two brothers, Oscar and
Buzard Stephens; and two sisters,
Phyllis Young and an infant,
Roberta Stephens.
Friends were received in the H.
Jack Buzard Funeral Home,
Wayne Street, Parker.
Funeral services were held in
the funeral home, along with a full
military service in the funeral home
conducted by members of the
Parker VFW and American Legion.
Interment was in Concord Cemetery,
Perry Township, Clarion
County.
William R. Peterson
William R. Peterson, 87, of Foxburg,
died at 4:55 a.m. Wednesday,
March 31, 2004, in the emergency
room of UPMC Northwest,
Franklin.
Born Jan. 15, 1917, in Knox, he
was the son of Andrew C. and Susie
A. (Rogers) Peterson.
He was a 1934 graduate of Knox
High School.
Mr. Peterson was a U.S. Navy
veteran of World War II, serving
aboard the USS Glennon.
He was employed for 40 years
as a machinist at Glass Containers
Corp. in Parker.
Mr. Peterson served on the Foxburg
Borough Council and also on
the Municipal Water and Sewer
Authority in Foxburg.
He was a life member of Parker
City Volunteer Fire Co.
Mr. Peterson was a member of
the Memorial Church of Our Father,
Episcopal, in Foxburg.
He also was a member and past
commander of American Legion
Post No. 636 of Foxburg and the
IOOF Connequenessing Lodge
No. 278 of Butler.
Mr. Peterson was a collector of
bells and was a member of the
American Bell Association International
Inc., Pittsburgh Chapter.
Surviving are his wife, Isabelle I.
Stubble Peterson. They were married
for more than 60 years.
Also surviving are a son and his
wife, William C. and Carmen P.
Peterson of Gaithersburg, Md.; a
granddaughter, Erin Melissa
Peterson, a graduate student at the
University of New South Wales,
Sydney, Australia; a grandson,
Kyle Matthew Peterson, a student
at the Savannah College of Art and
Design, Savannah, GA; and a number
of nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Mr.
Peterson was preceded in death by
two brothers, Donald Peterson and
Dana Peterson; and four sisters
Marion Graff, Ann Kiser, Margaret
Whitmore and Jean Peterson.
Friends were received in the Hile
Funeral Home Inc. in St. Petersburg.
Funeral services were held in
the funeral home with the Rev. Edward
S Lowrey, vicar of the Memorial
Church of Our Father, Episcopal,
officiating.
Interment was in Foxburg Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Memorial Church of
Our Father, Episcopal, Foxburg,
16036.
Darl H. Heller
Darl H. Heller, 77, of 4929 Club
View Court East, Bradenton, FL
34203 and 200 North Main Street,
Lewistown, PA, 17044 died at 5:00
AM Tuesday, March 23, 2004 at
The Woods of Manatee Springs in
Bradenton, FL.
Born November 6, 1926 in New
Bethlehem, he was the son of the
late Winn B. and Bernice (Minich)
Heller.
Mr. Heller received all his schooling
in St.Petersburg and was a
1944 graduate of St. Petersburg
High School in St. Petersburg, PA
and a 1948 graduate of the Pittsburgh
Institute of Mortuary Science.
Mr. Heller was a veteran of the
U.S. Army Air Corps, serving during
World War II. He owned and
operated Heller’s Funeral Homes in
Lewistown and Burnham from
1950 to 1991 and was part owner of
the Koch Funeral Home in State
College.
Mr. Heller was a member of the
Lewistown Presbyterian Church
where he served as an elder.
He was a board member and
former chairman of the board of directors
at the Russell National Bank
in Lewistown; a member of the
Lewistown Country Club; St. Petersburg,
PA Masonic Lodge; Jaffa
Shrine of Altoona; University Club;
Lewistown Lions Club; and the
Lewistown Rotary Club. He was a
board member for the Mifflin
County Industrial Development
Corporation and had been active in
the Mifflin/Juniata County United
Way. He had also served as a board
member for the Mifflin County Industrial
Development Corporation.
On October 6, 1951 he was married
to Patricia A McCall, of Knox,
who survives. They celebrated 50
years of marriage in 2001.
Also surviving are two daughters,
Beth Crimmins and her husband
David of Hatfield, PA and Susan
Rusbasan and her husband Charles
of Surrey, England; a sister, Joann
Baudoux of Mechanicsburg; and
four grandchildren, Carol and
Philip Crimmins of Hatfield, PA
and Maxine and John Rusbasan of
Surrey, England. A sister in law and
brother in law, Earl (Woody) and
Carole Weaver of R.D. 1, Knox and
a sister in law, Mary Louise
Hartzfeld of Stone Mountain, GA
and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by a brothers inlaw)
Clive Hartzfeld and Ed Baudoux.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
may be made to the charity
of one’s choice.
Heller-Hoenstine Woodlawn Funeral
Home, 200 N. Main Street,
Lewistown, PA is in charge of arrangements.
A memorial service will be held
on June 26, 2004 at the funeral
home.
Doris R. Heineman
Doris R. Heineman, 87, of
Shippenville, died at 8:05 a.m.
Tuesday, April 6, 2004, in Beverly
Healthcare - Shippenville.
Mrs. Heineman also had been a
resident of Highland Oaks in
Shippenville and Emlenton’s Laurel
Manor.
Born April 18, 1916, in Rochester,
Pa/, she was the daughter of
Walter Alexander and Marian Virginia
Creese Calhoun.
Mrs. Heineman was a member of
St. John Lutheran Church in Mars,
where she was a member of the
church quilting group.
She enjoyed playing bingo and
spending time with her family, especially
her grandchildren.
Mrs. Heineman was married to
Woodrow W. Heineman, who preceded
her in death in 1994.
Surviving are three children, Susan
Brierley of Forest Falls, Calif.,
Fred Heineman and his wife,
Elaine, of Lempster, N.H., and Karl
Heineman and his wife, Linda, of
Seneca; seven grandchildren, John
Heineman of Seattle, Wash., Cathy
Edwards and Debbie Heineman,
both of Oklahoma City, Okla.,
Mark and Pam Brierley, both of
Redlands, Calif., and Mila and
Laura Heineman, both of Seneca;
and five great-grandchildren.
She also is survived by a sister,
Helen Woody of Pittsburgh; and a
number of nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and
husband, Mrs. Heineman was preceded
in death by a brother, Robert
Calhoun.
Friends were received at the
Hile-Best Funeral Home, 2781
Route 257, Seneca, in Cranberry
Township.
Funeral Services were held at the
funeral home with the Rev. R. Pepper
Petsinger, pastor ot the Salem
United Church of Christ, officiating.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Highland Oaks Assisted
Living Community, 101 Maple
Drive, Shippenville, Pa. 16254
Catherine E. Garris
Catherine E. Garris, 77, of Parker
Pike, Parker, died in the early
morning Friday, April 2, 2004, in
Clarion Hospital, following a
lengthy illness.
Born Jan. 5, 1927, in Barger Hollow,
Perry Township, Clarion County, she was the daughter of
Samuel Q. and Martha Zimmerly
Kriebel.
Mrs. Garris was a homemaker.
She attended Fundamental Baptist
Church in St Petersburg.
She enjoyed cooking, baking,
gardening and the company of her
family.
Mrs. Garris was married Aug.
20,1956 in Mercer to C.O. Garris,
who survives.
Also surviving are three sons,
Jackie Davis and his wife, Edith, of
Laurel, Mississippi; Mark W.
Garris of Parker and Matthew
Garris of Lincoln, Mich.; two
daughters, Mrs. Harry (Mary)
Pierce of Melvindale, Mich. and
Mrs. Glenn (Martha) Cochran of
Oil City; nine grandchildren and 18
great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are a sister Lena
Maxine Neely and a number of
nieces and nephews.
A brother, Francis Kriebel and
two sisters, Margie Terwilliger and
Freda Wood, preceded Mrs. Garris
in death.
Friends called Saturday and Sunday,
April 10 and 11, 2004 at the
Hile Funera1 Home, Inc. in St. Petersburg.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m. Monday, April 12,
2004 at the funeral home
with the Rev. James C. Ellsmore,
pastor of the Fundamental Baptist Church in St. Petersburg and retired pastor the
Rev. Billy Sunda, officiating.
Interment was in the Allegheny
Cemetery, Allegheny Township,
Butler County.
M. Grace Murray
M. Grace Murray, 79, of Big
Bend Road, Emlenton, Scrubgrass
Township, died at 7:02 pm, Thursday,
April 15, 2004 at the Indiana
Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Murray was born on October
19, 1924, in Oil City. She was
the daughter of Robert Lee and
Laura Hale Rodgers.
Mrs. Murray was an 1942 graduate
of Cranberry High School. For
more than 50 years Mrs. Murray
was an active member of the Big
Bend United Methodist Church.
She had served more than 40 years
as a Sunday School Teacher, she
was the church treasurer for more
than 30 years, and she had been the
secretary treasurer of the cemetery
committee for the past 20 years.
One of Mrs. Murray’s favorite
quotes was, "We all want to leave
our footprints in the sands of time,
just make sure they are pointed in a
commendable direction."
Mrs. Murray was married August
31, 1950 to C. Dale Murray, who
survives. Also surviving are a son,
Dennis D. Murray and wife, Judy
of Weedville; two grandchildren
Lewis and Crystal Murray,
Weedville. In addition she is survived
by her brother, Norman
Rodgers and wife, Patricia of
Dempseytown; four sisters,
Geraldine Rodgers Tarr of Emlenton;
Helen Rodgers Russell and
husband William of Oil City;
Juanita Rodgers McDowell and
husband, Edward of Lititz; Patricia
Rodgers of Polk; a brother-in-law,
Donald Vogus Oil City; and several
nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Mrs.
Murray was preceded in death by a
daughter Nancy Ann Murray; three
sisters Shirley Rodgers Vogus,
Doris Jean Rodgers and Judith Ann
Rodgers, a brother Donald
Rodgers, a half-brother, Robert
Rodgers; and a half-sister, Ethel
Rodgers.
Friends were received at the Hile
Funeral Home, Inc., 1204 Kerr
Ave. at Walnut Street in Emlenton,
on Saturday, April 17 and on Sunday,
April 18, 2004. Visitation was
also held on Monday, at the Big
Bend Methodist Church, Emlenton.
Funeral services followed at
1:00 pm in the church, with the Rev.
Clara Kohlmeyer, church pastor
and Rev. Thomas Prosser, retired
Presbyterian pastor, officiated.
Interment was in the Big Bend
Cemetery.
Memorial may be made to Big
Bend Methodist Church or to the
Gideon Society.
Wilma L. 'Billie' Mains
Wilma L. 'Billie' Mains, 79, of
Emlenton, died at 9:25 a.m. Thursday,
April 15, 2004, in the Caring
Place, Franklin, where she had
been a resident since 1998.
Born Jan. 14, 1925, in Emlenton,
she was the daughter of Willis J.
and Carrie E. Kline Sloan.
She was a 1942 graduate of
Emlenton High School and a 1946
graduate of Allegheny General
Hospital School of Nursing, Pittsburgh
where she received a degree
as a registered nurse.
Mrs. Mains was a member of the
Emlenton United Methodist
Church.
She loved golf and enjoyed playing
bridge and bingo.
Mrs. Mains was married in
Bradford on July 30, 1947 to Kenneth
P. Mains who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters,
PJ Grimm and husband Hugh, and
Mitzie Fitzgerald, all of Emlenton;
four grandsons, Matthew J. Slater
of Monongahelia, and Mark M.
Slater, Robert K. Sloan and Brian
E. Sloan and wife Kim, all of
Emlenton; and one great-grandson,
Dawson Sloan of Emlenton.
She is survived by two sisters,
Patricia MacBeth of Sigel and
Pamela O’Brien of Port Allegany;
and a number of nieces, nephews
and cousins.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by a brother,
Robert E. Sloan.
Funeral services were held in the
Emlenton United Methodist
Church with the Rev. Kenneth
Duffee, pastor officiating.
Interment was in the Emlenton
Cemetery.
The Hile Funeral Home, Inc.,
1204 Kerr Avenue at Walnut St.,
Emlenton, was in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be
made to a charity of one’s choice.
Gary L. Eakin
Gary L. Eakin, 65, of Parker,
died at 7:45 p.m. Saturday, April
10, 2004, in Clarview Nursing &
Rehabilitation Center, Sligo, following
an extended illness,
Born Sept. 18, 1938, in Licking
Township, Clarion County, he was
the son of Charles D. and Grace A.
Harshaw Eakin.
He served in the U.S. Army Reserves
for eight years.
Mr. Eakin was employed as a
weigh master for the former C&K
Coal Co., retiring after 27 years of
service.
He was a social member of the
VFW Post No. 7073 of Parker and
the American Legion Post No. 636
of Foxburg.
Mr. Eakin was a Protestant.
Surviving are a sister, Charlotte
J. Eakin Hosey of Rimersburg; a
brother, Robert D. Eakin of Knox;
a sister-in-law, Sarah Eakin of
Callensburg; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Mr.
Eakin was preceded in death by his
wife, Pauline Fulmer Eakin.
Private visitation and funeral services
were held in the H. Jack
Buzard Funeral Home, Wayne Street, Parker.
Interment was in Callensburg
Cemetery.
Adelia N. Scott
Adelia N. Scott, 52, of Newport
News, Va., wife of former Emlenton
resident, died Tuesday, April 6,
2004, in Portsmouth Naval Medical
Center, Portsmouth, Va.
Born Jan. 12, 1952, in Magalang
Pampanga, Phillipines, she was a
daughter of Florencia Nabong of
the Phillipines and the late Mariano
Nabong.
She was employed at Canon of
Virginia.
Surviving is her husband of 27
years, Glenn Scott, formerly of the
Emlenton area.
Survivors also include four children,
Theodore Scott, Susan Scott,
Michael Scott and Patricia Almond
and her husband Cameron; three
grandchildren, C.J., Alyssa and
Alana, all of Newport News; and
12 brothers and sisters, Orlanda,
Reynaldo, Emilia, Fernando,
Amando, Benjamin, Alfredo,
Ruperto, Angelina, Renato, Pricilla
and Edgardo, all of the Phillipines.
Also surviving are two brothers-in-
law, R. Edward Scott of Emlenton
and John Scott of Chester,
W.Va.; and two sisters-in-law, Jean
Scott of Reamstown and Mrs.
Donald (Rita) Weisenfluh of Oil
City.
She was preceded in death by her
father and mother-in-law, Robert
and Jennie Mckee Scott.
Friends were received at the Hile
Funeral Home Inc., 1204 Kerr Ave.
at Walnut St., Emlenton.
Funeral services were held in the
Funeral Home.
Interment was in the Scrubgrass
Cemetery, Scrubgrass Township,
Venango Co.
Joseph 'Lloyd' McFadden
Joseph 'Lloyd' McFadden, 91, formerly
of 403 Church St., Clintonville
and also formerly of the Laural
Manor Emlenton, Pa. passed away on
Friday-April 16, 2004 at 5:00 P.M.
after an extended illness at the Trinity
Living Center, Grove City, Pa.
Born in Irwin Twp., Venango
County on March 8, 1913 the son of
William Ambrose McFadden and
Alcy M. Riddle McFadden.
Married to Malissa E. Anderson
McFadden on Oct 1, 1938 and she
survives.
Mr. McFadden was self-employed
where he operated in the oil business
in the southern Venango County area
in the Drilling-Cleaning and Pumping
of oil wells. He had worked for
the Ramage Oil Co. in Bullion, Pa.
for over 35 years. He also worked for
the Surrena Oil Co. in Clinton Twp
for a number of years and also for
Meals Oil Company also in Clinton
Twp.
Mr. McFadden was a member of
the Union Presbyterian Church, 409
Emlenton St., Clintonville Pa of
which he was an elder of the church,
served as a trustee of the church, superintendent
of the church and a Sunday
school teacher. Mr. McFadden
had been the representative to Presbyterian
for a number of years as well.
Attended the Yard Public School
in Irwin Twp. and graduate from the
Clintonville High School,
Clintonville, Pa. in 1930.
Mr. McFadden was quite active in
the community having served on the
Victory Joint School board for 26
years and also after consolidation in
1964 with Franklin School Dist.
served on that board as well. A member
of the Scrubgrass Grange since
1936 of which he served as Master of
the Grange and also as Secretary and
Stewart. Mr. McFadden also was a
member of the Pennsylvania State
and National Grange. Local member
of the AARP-2562 Chapter of
Clintonville, Pa. and also a National
member of the AARP.
Received a 50-year certificate from
the State Republic Party for not missing
voting in Venango County.
Surviving are two sons: Donald L.
and wife Ann McFadden of Hornell
N.Y.; and William L. and wife Jane
McFadden of Kennerdell, Pa. Two
sisters: Mrs. Everett 'Ila M.' Warren
of Hickory, N.C., Mrs. Eugene
'Ruth' Dodd of Franklin, Pa. and
also surviving are 12 Grandchildren
and 12 Great Grandchildren.
Mr McFadden was preceded in
death by his parents, one daughter:
Mrs. John E. 'Betty Jane' Master,
four sisters Mrs. Ray 'Zanah' Fish,
Mrs. Glen ‘’Mary' Mitchell, Mrs.
Edwin 'Earla' McFarland and Orpha
McFadden and one infant brother:
Merle McFadden also one Grand
daughter-Rubi Ann McFadden.
Family received friends at the Larry
L. McKinley Funeral Home, 109
Emlenton St., Clintonville Pa. on
Sunday-April 18, 2004 from 2-4, 7 -
9.
Funeral services were held at the
funeral home on Monday, April 19,
2004 at 11:00 A.M. with the Rev.
Tony Catullo, Minister of the Union
Presbyterian Church, Clintonville,
Pa.
Interment was at the Clintonville
Methodist Cemetery, Clintonville
Boro, Pa.
The family suggests memorial
contributions be sent to Union Presbyterian
Church, 409 Emlenton St.,
Clintonville, Pa. 16372 or to the
Scrubgrass Grange, c/o Mary S.
Riddle, Sec., 587 Riddle Rd., Emlenton,
Pa. 16373 .
Ardeth A. Roxberry
Ardeth A. Roxberry, 76, of St.
Rt. 3005 Kennerdell Pa, died April
26, 2004, at her residence.
Born in Franklin on July 9, 1927
she was the daughter of Harry E.
and Leah McElhaney.
She is the last surviving member
of the Harry and Leah McElhaney
family.
Married Donald M. Roxberry on
July 15, 1944, who passed away
January 4, 2001.
She attended Franklin High
School, Franklin Pa..
She also attended the Rankin
Chapel United Methodist Church,
Scrubgrass Twp., Venango Co.
Mrs. Roxberry was a devoted
housewife and mother.
Survived by 3 daughters: Deanna
Walter of Franklin, Mrs. William
L. 'H. Jane' McFadden of
Kennerdell, Mrs. Henry 'Rose M.'
Murrietta of Ariz., 1 son: Mr.
Donald M. 'Rocky' and wife Julie
Roxberry of Okla.6 grand children,
6 great grandchildren, 3 step grand
children, 2 step great grand children.
Proceeded by her parents, husband
and 2 grandchildren: Rubiann
McFadden, andB.F. 'Pete' Adams
II.
Family received friends at the
Larry E. McKinley Funeral Home,
109 Emlenton St. Clintonville, Pa.
Wednesday, April 28, 2004.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday April 29, 2004 at 11:00
a.m. at the funeral home with the
Rev. Stephanie Thompson officiating
from Barkeyville United Methodist
Church. The interment will be
at the Calvert-Riddle Cemetery,
Clinton Twp., Venango Co. Pa.
The family suggests memorial
contributions be sent to Rankin
Chapel United Methodist Church,
c/o Clintonville Grace United
Methodist Church, PO Box 305
Clintonville Pa, 16372.
Doris M. Callander Peirce
Doris M. Callander Peirce, 76,
of West Freedom, Clarion County,
‘wed at noon Saturday, April 17,
2004, at her residence follow- ing
an extended illness.
Born Oct. 23, 1927, in Perry
Township, Clarion County, she
was the daughter of Merle and Nina
L. Fair Callander.
For many years, Mrs. Peirce
cleaned homes in the Perry Township-
Parker area. She then was
employed at the former Glass Containers
Corp. in Parker.
Mrs. Peirce was a graduate of
Butler Beauty Academy and operated
Doris Peirce’s Beauty Shop in
West Freedom until her retirement.
She had attended the local United
Methodist churches.
Mrs. Peirce enjoyed raising cats
and was a well-known pet supporter.
She also enjoyed painting
as a hobby.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. John (Lynn Gilbert) Kinney
and Mrs.. Ronald (Sue Gilbert)
Gindlesperger, both of West Freedom;
one stepdaughter, Barbara
Peirce of Elizabethtown; one
adopted daughter, Ruth Sullivan of
Sligo; eight grandchildren; three
step-grandchildren, 10 greatgrandchildren;
and six step-greatgrandchildren.
She also is survived
by two brothers, Ronel and Donel
Callander, both of Perry Township;
two sisters, the Rev. Bessie Maihle
of West Freedom and Mrs. Ralph
(Kathleen) Morrison of Ohio; and
a number of nieces and nephews.
She first was married to John N.
Whitmore, who died in World War
II.
She then married Richard Dean
Gilbert and later LeRoy Peirce,
both of whom preceded her in
death.
In addition to her parents and
husbands, Mrs. Peirce was preceded
in death by a daughter,
Emma Lee Whitmore Altmire, in
1990; a son, Harold Paul Gilbert,
in 1977; and a sister, Arlene C.
'Deane' Anthony.
Friends called at the H. Jack
Buzard Funeral Home, Wayne
Street, Parker.
Funeral services were held at 11
a.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2004 in
the funeral home with the Rev.
Bessie Maihle, retired United
Methodist Minister and sister of the
deceased, officiated.
Interment was in Allegheny
Cemetery, Allegheny Township,
Butler County.
Sandra Jean Klingler Sproull
Sandra Jean Klingler Sproull, 57,
of Richmond, Va., formerly of
Emlenton, died early Thursday
morning, April 15, 2004, at her
residence following an extended
illness.
Born Aug. 15, 1946, in Emlenton,
she was the daughter of
Mildred Jean Konkle Klingler of
Emlenton and the late Carlos William
Klingler.
Mrs. Sproull graduated from Allegheny-
Clarion Valley School in
1964 and National Legal Secretarial
School in Hagerstown, Md.,
in November 1965. She worked as
a legal secretary and legal aid for
several attorneys in Richmond, for
the federal government in the office
of the Assisistant Secretary of
Defense, for the U.S. Air Force in
Albuquerque, N.M., and for the
U.S. Army at Fort Lee, Va.
She was Protestant by faith and
had been affiliated with Old Zion
Evangelical Church near Emlenton.
Mrs. Sproull was married March
11, 1967, at Fort Campbell, Ky., to
James R. Sproull who survives.
She traveled extensively with her
husband to military assignments
throughout the U.S. and Europe.
In addition to her husband and
mother, Mrs. Sproull is survived by
a son, James R. Sproull, II of Richmond;
a sister, Cynthia Drozda of
Emlenton; two brothers, C. William
and Daniel Klingler, both of
Emlenton; her mother-in-law,
Betty Shakley and her husband,
Dean, of Parker; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Friends called at the H. Jack
Buzard Funeral Home, Wayne
Street, Parker.
Funeral services were held at 10
a.m. Monday, April 19, 2004 at the
funeral home.
Interment was in Old Zion Cemetery
near Emlenton.
