Shirley A. Sproles, 83

Shirley A. Sproles, 83, of Sherwood, Ohio passed away Thursday, November 7, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Shirley was born December 25, 1940, the daughter of the late Taze W. and Mary L. (Baker) Rachel. Shirley worked various jobs including housekeeping at Harborside Healthcare, private babysitting, Yates Restaurant, and Vistron Industries. She attended True Word Tabernacle, Bluffton, Ohio, and Truth Tabernacle, Defiance, Ohio. In her free time, she enjoyed arts, crafts, quilting and completing puzzle books. Shirley loved her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Surviving are her four children, Donald L. (Jeanette Reas) Sproles of Edgerton, Ohio, Babette (Jeff Suffel) Swank of Edgerton, Ohio, Thomas (Sharon) Sproles of Ney, Ohio, and Cynthia Sproles of Sherwood, Ohio; nine grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren; two siblings, Ruth (Carl) Lyons of Mansfield, Ohio, and Roy (Ruth) Rachel of Smithville, Tennessee. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; son, Adam C. “Randall” Sproles; infant daughter, Rebecca Jean Sproles; grandson, Thomas W. Sproles, Jr.; great-grandson, Caleb Collins; daughter-in-law, Crystal Sproles; sister, Freeda A. Russell; brother, Alfred Rachel.

Visitation for Shirley will be held Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home, 206 North Lynn Street, Bryan, Ohio. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 15, 2024, at the funeral home with Pastor Ray Erickson officiating. Interment will follow at Ney Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service on Friday at the funeral home beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Memorial Contributions can be directed to the family to defray funeral costs.

Condolences may be sent to the family or memories may be shared at www.oberlinturnbull.com

 

Visitation

Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home

  • 206 North Lynn Street
    Bryan, Ohio 43506

Visitation

Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home

  • 206 North Lynn Street
    Bryan, Ohio 43506

Funeral Service

Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home

  • 206 North Lynn Street
    Bryan, Ohio 43506

Interment following the service

Ney Cemetery

  • Doud Road
    Ney, OH 43549

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