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							 Visitation:
							4:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday May 16, 2017 at 
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln 
							Service:
							10:00 a.m. Wednesday May 17, 2017 at St. John’s 
							United Church of Christ 
							
							Funeral home:
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln     
							Obituary 
							 
							Ronald Sprague Sr., 79, passed away at 8:20 p.m. at 
							St. Johns Hospital in Springfield on May 12, 2017. 
							 
							Ron was born on October 9, 1937 in West Liberty, son 
							of Robert and Ilma (Franklin) Sprague. He married 
							Mary King on August 9, 1957. She survives him. 
							 
							Also surviving are his children: Beth (Russell) 
							Wright and Ronald Sprague Jr. both of Lincoln, three 
							grandchildren: Kassie Henrichsmeyer of Clay City, 
							Colt (Haley) Wright of Sunset, TX, and Chase Wright 
							of Lincoln, seven great-grandchildren. He was 
							preceded in death by his parents and one grandson: 
							Joshua Sprague and one sister: Glenys McWilliams. 
							 
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							Ron was a ware house supervisor at PPG in East 
							Peoria before he retired. He was a member of St. 
							John’s United Church of Christ, the Eagles 
							Lodge#2708 in Lincoln, was an avid St. Louis 
							Cardinal fan, and was in the Mazda Miata Club. 
							 
							Services for Ron will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday May 
							17, 2017 at St. John’s United Church of Christ with 
							Rev. Kenneth Kramer officiating. Visitation will be 
							from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday May 16, 2017 at 
							Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. 
							Burial at New Union Cemetery will follow the 
							service.  
							 
							Memorials may be made in Ron’s name to the American 
							Heart and Lung Association or St. Johns United 
							Church of Christ. 
            
            
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