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Larry Robert Sprague passed away on Feb. 9, 2025, after a 10-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease at Family Choice Adult Family Home in Auburn, Washington. He was born on Oct. 29, 1946, in Los Angeles, California, to Russell and Alberta (Booher) Sprague, and at 2 months, he and his twin brother moved with their parents to Glenwood, Washington. He lived there with his five brothers and sisters until graduating in 1965 from Glenwood High School. He then attended Clark College in Vancouver, Washington, graduating in 1967 with an Associate of Applied Arts degree in diesel mechanics.
Also in 1967, Larry married Sharon (Ravine) Sprague in Zillah, Washington. Their first home was in Vancouver and Larry worked at Lamm Motor Company in Portland, Oregon. In 1968, he was drafted into the army, sent to Ft. Lewis for basic and then to Ft. Riley, Kansas, for a few months before being sent to Vietnam in October for his 21st birthday. While there, his assignment was working in the motor pool and running a wrecker, retrieving broken down vehicles because they couldn’t be left out overnight. He must have been pretty good at it because he received a Bronze Star and a Commendation Medal for his service. He was in the country until September 1968. He came home by way of Hawaii and must have upset one of his superiors because he spent two weeks on KP peeling potatoes before someone said, “Get your stuff” and put him on a plane.
When Larry got back to the states, he went back to work for Mr. Lamm and then decided he wanted to try something different and so ran Punkin Center Drive-Inn in Granger, Washington, for a year. It was during this time that his son Todd, was born in 1970. At that point, he decided to go back to work for Mr. Lamm, for the third time and in 1973 his daughter, Brenda Sprague was born.
The next move was to Sunnyside, Washington, where Larry went to work for Herritt’s Trucking until they went out of business. After that he moved to Morton, Washington, to work for Champion Timberlands and later for Noel Construction, Morton, and Hampton Lumber Mill in Randle, Washington. The rest of his life was spent in the Morton area, where he was able to enjoy his “hobby” for raising beef and hay. He had a reputation for working hard at work and at home.
Larry is survived by his wife, Sharon; children Todd (Dawn) Sprague, Tenino, Washington, and Brenda Sprague, Longview, Washington; grandsons, Matt Rhodes, Texas, and Dustin Sprague, Tenino; siblings Gary (Linda), Woodland, Cheryl Estrada, Vancouver, Randy Sprague, Sumner, Shelly Urton, Auburn; brother-in-law Jerry Scott; and numerous nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews.
Larry was preceded in death by his parents, infant daughter, Judy, sister Beverly Scott, and sister-in-law, Judy Sprague.
A funeral service will be held on Feb. 21, 2025, at Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon, Washington, with interment to be in Glenwood. There will be a celebration of life at a later date in Morton.
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