Obituary of Orbie Wayne Spradlin

Funeral services for Orbie Wayne Spradlin, age 82, of Lineville, will be held on Monday, March 9, 2015, at 11:00 AM from Mt. Carmel Church of Christ with Mark Carpenter and Ricky Murphy officiating. Mr. Spradlin will lie in state one hour prior to services beginning. Burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery with Benefield Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3:30-7:00 PM on Sunday, March 8, 2015. Mr. Spradlin passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015, at East Alabama Medical Center. Survivors include: his wife, Alva Jean Arrington Spradlin; two daughters, Debra Holland of Powahtan, VA and Sherry Gillis of Palm Harbor, FL; one son, Gary Spradlin of Gadsden; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three sisters, Ruth Crenshaw of Woodland, Ann Turner of Mableton, GA, and Jean Richardson of Merritt Island, FL; and two brothers, Basil Spradlin and Donald Spradlin, both of Woodland. Pallbearers will be Brandon Teague, Cory Spradlin, Shane Gable, Bobby Crenshaw, Gary Spradlin, and Peter Gillis. A Randolph County native, Mr. Spradlin was born on April 23, 1932, the son of William J. “Bill” Spradlin and Bertha Lola Prince. He was a member of Mt. Carmel Church of Christ and had been employed as an operator at Monsanto. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Noles Spradlin and six brothers, Horace Spradlin, Winston Spradlin, Ira Spradlin, Marvin Spradlin, William J. Spradlin, and Prince Spradlin.