This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Contribution Surnames: Morgan Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sprague/1312/mb.ashx Message Board Post: POLAND, Ohio - Betty Jane Sprague, 94, died Aug. 31, 2012, at Hospice House. Mrs. Sprague was born July 12, 1918, in Youngstown, Ohio a daughter of Thomas and Estella (Morgan) Roberts. She was raised in Struthers, Ohio and then lived in Poland, Ohio the majority of her life. She was a 1937 graduate of Struthers High School and attended the Youngstown Business College for two years. Mrs. Sprague first worked as a librarian for the Struthers Library for eight years and then as a bank teller for Dollar Savings Bank, retiring in 1984 after 22 years of service. She was a member of the Poland United Methodist Church. Her husband, Gale L. Sprague, whom she married Sept. 4, 1942, died May 30, 2011. She is survived by her two daughters, Rebecca "Becky" Williams of Poland and Roberta "Bobbie" Ridel of Columbiana, Ohio; sister, Sarah "Sally" Metzler of Warren, Ohio; four grandchildren, Kristen (Greg) Shepley of Girard, Kelly (Jeff) Pellin of Boardman, Ohio, Matt (Kristin) Ridel of Maumee, Ohio, and Bob (Sarah) Ridel of Youngstown; and seven great-grandchildren, Morgan, Abigail, Joshua, Jordan, Emma, Kaitlyn, and Eliza. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Marion Hill, Isabella Weden, and Eleanor Adams; and her son-in-law, Alfred Ridel. A memorial service will be held Friday at 5 p.m. at the Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home in Poland, where family and friends will be received from 4 to 5 p.m., prior to the service. The family requests that donations be made in Betty's name to MVI Hospice, 4891 Belmont Ave. Youngstown, OH. 44505 or the Struthers, Ohio Library. Visit www.beckerobits.com to send condolences Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.