Funeral services for Jesse LeRoy Spradling, 84, of Sherman, Texas were held Thursday afternoon, October 31, 2019 at the Heritage Nazarene Church in Sherman with Rev. Mack Rogers, Dr. Keven O'Brien and Kent Wentworth officiating.  Burial followed at Akers Cemetery in Sherman.  Pallbearers were Aaron Wheeler, Bradley Story, Eric Story, Spencer McAdoo, Steve Burk and Doug Mendenhall.  Arrangements were under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home in Sherman.
LeRoy passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at his home in Sherman, Texas.
He was born July 21, 1935 in Independence, Kansas, son of Jess and Irene Huff Spradling.  After high school LeRoy enlisted and served in the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserves where he met and married Betty Bartee on August 30, 1957 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  LeRoy was ordained as a minister in the Nazarene Church.  He served as pastor at churches in Benton and Hot Springs, Arkansas; Durant, Oklahoma; Lufkin and Mesquite, Texas.  He also volunteered as a Chaplain for police departments in Lufkin and Mesquite, Texas.  After retiring from the Nazarene church, LeRoy worked as a Chaplain at the James V. Allred Unit in Wichita Falls and then started the Chaplaincy program at the Choctaw Indian Nation.  LeRoy loved hunting and fishing but most of all spending time with his family.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Betty Spradling, of Sherman; 2 daughters, Cindy Mendenhall and husband, Doug, of Sherman; and Sherry Burk and husband, Steve, of Greenville, Texas; and 5 grandchildren, Aaron Wheeler; Bradley Story and wife, Kayla; Ashley McAdoo and husband, Spencer; Eric Story and wife, Avi; and Julie Lillibridge and husband, Dillon.
LeRoy is also survived by 6 great-grandchildren; 4 sisters, Ruth Dixon and husband, Ron; Pauline Schultz and husband, Randy; Linda Raincrow and husband, Jack; and Carol Counter and husband, Ron; and one brother, David Spradling and wife, Beverly; and several nieces and nephews.
LeRoy was preceded in death by his parents; and one sister, Patricia Carter.--- Waldo Funeral Home


Pearl Elizabeth Spradling, better known as "Betty, Mom, and Granny," left this earthly life on  Sunday, June 26, 2022 at her home in Sherman, Texas and set off toward the gates of Heaven to her mansion just over the hilltop.
Throughout her 84 years, Betty lived a life full of incredible memories, amazing experiences, great lessons, countless prayers, and everlasting friendships with her friends and family.  Her story began on May 2, 1938, along the banks of the Calcasieu River in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  A town known for its rhythm and blues music was also the place where an Air Force Airman locked eyes on a tall, beautiful brown-eyed woman with a radiant smile that could light up a room.  On August 30, 1957, the two would be connected for eternity as Betty and Leroy Spradling.
In their early years of marriage, there were a lot of one-way tickets and cars packed to the ceiling with filled suitcases and boxes, as they left their home in Lake Charles and traveled along the winding roads throughout the dense forests near the Ouachita Mountains in Benton and Hot Springs, Arkansas.  Their journey of spreading the gospel continued to the Choctaw Nation in Durant, Oklahoma and the Lone Star State in Lufkin, Wichita Falls and Mesquite, Texas before they finally settled in Sherman, Texas at their forever home.
Throughout her travels, Betty developed some beautiful friendships over the years.  She was a rock for many; a friend and mentor that would offer up incredible wisdom; a sounding board willing to listen to other's challenges; and a jokester that would have you rolling around on the floor, laughing until you cried. Her story is like a love letter and guide to living a fulfilled Godly life by design.
Betty is survived by her 2 lovely daughters, Cindy Mendenhall and husband, Doug, from Sherman, Texas; and Sherry Burk and husband, Steve, from Greenville, Texas, as well as 5 magnificent grandchildren: Aaron Wheeler; Bradley Story and wife, Kayla; Ashley McAdoo and husband, Spencer; Eric Story and wife, Avi; and Julie Lillibridge and husband, Dillon.
Betty is also survived by 9 beautiful great-grandchildren: Ainslee and Gunner Lillibridge; Edward, Ethan and Addison Story; Alexis and Addalee Story; and Olivia and Maverick McAdoo.
The family celebrated her life on Wednesday afternoon, June 29, 2022 at Heritage Nazarene in Sherman, Texas with graveside service to immediately following at Akers Cemetery in Sherman, Texas.
Pallbearers were Dillon Lillibridge, Aaron Wheeler, Dean Lillibridge, Eric Story, Spence McAdoo and Rondell Sigure.  Honorary pallbearers were Maverick McAdoo, Gunner Lillibridge, Ethan Story and Edward Story. - - - Waldo Funeral Home

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