Robert Filmore Sprouse^[1]

1942 - 2007  (64 years)

• Name	Robert Filmore Sprouse
  Born	17 May 1942
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Apr 2007	Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	9 Apr 2007	Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I78444	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Frank Sharp Sprouse,   b. 9 Apr 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Mar 1982  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Edna Elizabeth Gorrell,   b. 7 Feb 1908, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Mar 1986  (Age 78 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1931	Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Family ID	F81408	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Wilma Strange
  Children	1. Willis Sprouse   2. Bobby Sprouse   3. Chris Sprouse
  Family ID	F28886	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 6 Apr 2007 - Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 9 Apr 2007 - Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 203, 255. [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 6 Apr 2007. (May 17, 1942 - April 6, 2007) U.S. Veteran Robert Filmore Sprouse, age 64, of Newport, passed away Friday, April 6, 2007 at his home with family and friends at his bedside after battling an extended illness. His family notes that he was a much loved and respected husband, father, and grandfather. He loved God, his family, friends, and was an avid Volunteer fan. Robert retired from Sonoco paper products in 2005. He was a veteran having served in the United States Army from 1964 to 1966, during the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Edna Sprouse; brother, Newell Sprouse; sister, Dorothy Sprouse all of Newport; father-in-law an mother-in-law, Floyd and Sallie Strange; brother-in-law, Ted Strange all of Del Rio. Survivors include his wife, Wilma Sprouse, of Newport; three sons and daughters-in-law, Willis and Robin Sprouse, Bobby and Sherry Sprouse, Chris and Amy Sprouse all of Newport; three grandchildren, Ashley, Courtney and Dillon Sprouse, that were the light of his life; sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Paul Manning of Newport; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Irene and Everett Pack, Alice and Rye Parks, Bernice and the late Eddie Miller; Robert and Lawanda Strange, Junior and Zuella Strange all of Del Rio, Imogene and the late Lee Ottis, Dorothy Strange, and Gladys Willis Payne all on Newport; also several nieces, nephews, which he loved dearly. Funeral services will be held 8:00 pm Sunday, April 8, 2007 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Robert Williamson and Rev. Michael Sledge officiating. Burial will be held 10:00 am, Monday, April 9, 2007 in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, with L/Cpl Charles C. Roberts, DAV Chapter 102 conducting military rites. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Sunday at Manes Funeral Home prior to the funeral service. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Frank Sprouse Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 24 Nov 1931 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Spouse's Name: Edna Gorrell