Mr. Kenneth E. Sprague Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Kenneth Sprague, beloved Father and Brother, was called to his eternal resting place on March 29, 2020, ninety years and eight days after his birth date of March 21, 1930, in Lone Elm, Kansas. Born to Arzy and Hazel (Beal) Sprague. He is preceded in death by his parents, wife of forty-one years, Nancy (Stokes) Sprague, sisters, Lorene Camp-Webster, Vera Terrel, and brother, Harold Sprague. He is survived by his four children; Max Sprague of LaHarpe, Kansas, Monique Litherland of Topeka, Kansas, Myla Ma of Hong Kong, and Joel Sprague of Kincaid, Kansas, and four siblings; Opal Furr of Arkansas, Blanche Ford of Desert Hot Springs, California, Vernon Sprague of Lone Elm, Kansas, and Violet Holt of Lone Elm, Kansas. He was blessed with seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Kenneth began a new chapter after becoming widowed by his first wife and remarried to Patricia Fail of the Chanute area. After fourteen years of marriage in which they resided in Iola, Kansas, they divorced, and he moved to Moran, Kansas until his untimely death. During that time, Kenneth started a hobby of woodworking, where he built numerous benches, shelves, yard ornaments and potted plant boxes and planters. Kenneth graduated from Kincaid High School in 1948. Kenneth was always talking about the importance of education. He always wanted to be a teacher and was curious about the current education process and students in general. He was proud that all four of his children earned post-secondary degrees, even though he often stated “college ruined many good ditch diggers by teaching the habit of ‘sleeping in’.“ Kenneth served in the Army from 1951-1953 in the 320th artillery support for 508th infantry of the 82nd Airborne. While serving, Kenneth later questioned why anyone would jump out of a perfectly good airplane. He continued the farming legacy of the Sprague family in the Southern Anderson county area. His love for farming has been passed on to his sons and their families. He was always excited and “chomped at the bit” to start each season of the farm, sometimes driving his sons crazy with what they deemed as recreational tillage. Kenneth was very active in the Lions club organization. He began in 1960 as a member of the Colony, Kansas club before transferring to Kincaid, Kansas. Kenneth was always striving for perfect attendance and recorded over 40 years as perfect. Within this organization, he served many times as an officer in the local club, where he especially took delight in being the “Tail Twister” during the meetings, and additionally participated in District 17KE activities. Private family services will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, April 6, 2020. The services will be available via live video conferencing - link below. Burial will follow in the Lone Elm Cemetery, Lone Elm, Kansas. Friends may pay their respects to Kenneth from 1:00 to 5:00 PM, Sunday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 1883 US Hwy 54, Iola, Kansas 66749. Due to the current restrictions associated with the COVID-19 virus a public memorial service for Kenneth will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Kincaid Fair Association and left in care of Feuerborn Family Funeral Service. Condolences may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com. The recording of Kenneth's Funeral Service may be viewed here: https://www.feuerbornfuneral.com/obituaries/Kenneth-Sprague-2/#!/PhotosVideos/140ead34-3bcc-4b9f-9c05-03520d1ad183/293ff2ef-c0d2-481d-a0aa-7df2658e3819

Mr. Kenneth E. Sprague

March 21, 1930 - March 29, 2020