FRED PATTERSON SPRADLEY
Fred Patterson Spradley of Alabaster, Alabama, passed away into peaceful eternity on July 14, 2015. He was 89 years old.
He was born in Sylacauga, Alabama, the son of Albert Almouth Spradley and Lavert Hickman Spradley.
He served with pride on Iwo Jima in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II where he was wounded and received the Purple Heart commendation.
When his military enlistment ended in 1945, he returned to Sylacauga and graduated B. B. Comer Memorial High School.
A businessman in Sylacauga for many years, Fred retired from Sylacauga Hospital in 1987 where he was the Hospital Engineer. He is a past president of the Alabama Association of Hospital Engineers, the Sylacauga Kiwanis Club and the Coosa Valley Country Club in Sylacauga. He was a member of Sylacauga Mens Chorus, the gospel quartet the Gloryaires, Iwo Jima Veterans Association, Fraternal Order of Elks, and American Legion.
Having been a life-long member of the United Methodist Church, Fred served as District Lay Leader for the Sylacauga District for many years. He was also a member of First United Methodist Church in Sylacauga where he was in the Brotherhood Sunday School class, and is currently a member of First United Methodist Church in Alabaster.
He was fondly known as "Mr. Fred" by his loving caregivers at the Col. Robert L. Howard State Veterans Home in Pell City where he resided for the last 2-1/2 years and was honored as "Spotlight Veteran" in the June 2015 Newsletter.
While golf might have been his second favorite sport, his absolute favorite was watching his beloved University of Alabama Crimson Tide play football. Motorhoming, either on the road or on Lake Logan Martin, was his favorite lifestyle.
Fred Patterson Spradley of Alabaster, Alabama, passed away into peaceful eternity on July 14, 2015. He was 89 years old.
He was born in Sylacauga, Alabama, the son of Albert Almouth Spradley and Lavert Hickman Spradley.
He served with pride on Iwo Jima in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II where he was wounded and received the Purple Heart commendation.
When his military enlistment ended in 1945, he returned to Sylacauga and graduated B. B. Comer Memorial High School.
A businessman in Sylacauga for many years, Fred retired from Sylacauga Hospital in 1987 where he was the Hospital Engineer. He is a past president of the Alabama Association of Hospital Engineers, the Sylacauga Kiwanis Club and the Coosa Valley Country Club in Sylacauga. He was a member of Sylacauga Mens Chorus, the gospel quartet the Gloryaires, Iwo Jima Veterans Association, Fraternal Order of Elks, and American Legion.
Having been a life-long member of the United Methodist Church, Fred served as District Lay Leader for the Sylacauga District for many years. He was also a member of First United Methodist Church in Sylacauga where he was in the Brotherhood Sunday School class, and is currently a member of First United Methodist Church in Alabaster.
He was fondly known as "Mr. Fred" by his loving caregivers at the Col. Robert L. Howard State Veterans Home in Pell City where he resided for the last 2-1/2 years and was honored as "Spotlight Veteran" in the June 2015 Newsletter.
While golf might have been his second favorite sport, his absolute favorite was watching his beloved University of Alabama Crimson Tide play football. Motorhoming, either on the road or on Lake Logan Martin, was his favorite lifestyle.
FRED PATTERSON SPRADLEY
Fred Patterson Spradley of Alabaster, Alabama, passed away into peaceful eternity on July 14, 2015. He was 89 years old.
He was born in Sylacauga, Alabama, the son of Albert Almouth Spradley and Lavert Hickman Spradley.
He served with pride on Iwo Jima in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II where he was wounded and received the Purple Heart commendation.
When his military enlistment ended in 1945, he returned to Sylacauga and graduated B. B. Comer Memorial High School.
A businessman in Sylacauga for many years, Fred retired from Sylacauga Hospital in 1987 where he was the Hospital Engineer. He is a past president of the Alabama Association of Hospital Engineers, the Sylacauga Kiwanis Club and the Coosa Valley Country Club in Sylacauga. He was a member of Sylacauga Mens Chorus, the gospel quartet the Gloryaires, Iwo Jima Veterans Association, Fraternal Order of Elks, and American Legion.
Having been a life-long member of the United Methodist Church, Fred served as District Lay Leader for the Sylacauga District for many years. He was also a member of First United Methodist Church in Sylacauga where he was in the Brotherhood Sunday School class, and is currently a member of First United Methodist Church in Alabaster.
He was fondly known as "Mr. Fred" by his loving caregivers at the Col. Robert L. Howard State Veterans Home in Pell City where he resided for the last 2-1/2 years and was honored as "Spotlight Veteran" in the June 2015 Newsletter.
While golf might have been his second favorite sport, his absolute favorite was watching his beloved University of Alabama Crimson Tide play football. Motorhoming, either on the road or on Lake Logan Martin, was his favorite lifestyle.
Fred Patterson Spradley of Alabaster, Alabama, passed away into peaceful eternity on July 14, 2015. He was 89 years old.
He was born in Sylacauga, Alabama, the son of Albert Almouth Spradley and Lavert Hickman Spradley.
He served with pride on Iwo Jima in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II where he was wounded and received the Purple Heart commendation.
When his military enlistment ended in 1945, he returned to Sylacauga and graduated B. B. Comer Memorial High School.
A businessman in Sylacauga for many years, Fred retired from Sylacauga Hospital in 1987 where he was the Hospital Engineer. He is a past president of the Alabama Association of Hospital Engineers, the Sylacauga Kiwanis Club and the Coosa Valley Country Club in Sylacauga. He was a member of Sylacauga Mens Chorus, the gospel quartet the Gloryaires, Iwo Jima Veterans Association, Fraternal Order of Elks, and American Legion.
Having been a life-long member of the United Methodist Church, Fred served as District Lay Leader for the Sylacauga District for many years. He was also a member of First United Methodist Church in Sylacauga where he was in the Brotherhood Sunday School class, and is currently a member of First United Methodist Church in Alabaster.
He was fondly known as "Mr. Fred" by his loving caregivers at the Col. Robert L. Howard State Veterans Home in Pell City where he resided for the last 2-1/2 years and was honored as "Spotlight Veteran" in the June 2015 Newsletter.
While golf might have been his second favorite sport, his absolute favorite was watching his beloved University of Alabama Crimson Tide play football. Motorhoming, either on the road or on Lake Logan Martin, was his favorite lifestyle.
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