Harold Sprague

Harold Dean Sprague, 95, of rural Colony, Kansas, died Monday, March 21, 2016, at Windsor Place in Iola. Harold was born December 20, 1920, in Kincaid, Kansas, the son of Arzy and Hazel (Beal) Sprague. He grew up on the family farm southeast of Lone Elm and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. On February 14, 1956, Harold married Betty Jean Cole and they made their home on the farm. Besides farming all his life, he spent several years traveling to several states participating in tractor pulling contests. He also worked for James Hildabrant as a millwright at Gates Rubber Company. His wife Betty preceded him in death October 3, 2013. Survivors include his 7 children; Douglas Sprague of Colony, Vicki Sprague of Andover, David Sprague of Moore, OK, Cheryl Cook and husband, William of Rogers, Ark., Michael Sprague of Gas, Barbara Sprague of Wichita and Larry Sprague and wife, Vickie of Webb City, MO; 5 siblings; Opal Furr of Cabot, Ark., Blanche Ford of Desert Hot Springs, CA, Vernon Sprague of Kincaid, Kenneth Sprague of Iola and Violet Holt of Kincaid; 13 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and two sisters, Vera Terrell and Lorene Webster. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 24, 2016, at the Waugh-Yokum and Friskel Chapel in Iola, prior to the funeral service that will begin at 2:00 p.m. Mr. Sprague will also lie in state at the funeral home on Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00p.m. with the family present from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Burial will follow at the Lone Elm Cemetery in Lone Elm, Kansas. Memorials are suggested to Alzheimer''s Research or Gentiva Hospice and may be left with the funeral home. To leave a condolence online, go to www.iolafuneral.com .