Obituary of Howard Basil Spradlin

Funeral services for Howard Basil Spradlin, age 88, of Woodland will be held on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at 2:00 PM from Mt. Carmel Church of Christ with Ricky Murphy and Mark Carpenter officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery with Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00-8:00 PM on Saturday, May 9, 2015. Mr. Spradlin will lie in state at the church for one hour prior to services beginning on Sunday. Mr. Spradlin passed away Friday, May 8, 2015, at his residence. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth McManus Spradlin of Woodland; one daughter, Carolyn Goode (husband, Kenneth) of Woodland; three grandchildren, Michael Goode (wife, Lori), Stephen Goode (wife, Amber), and Scott Goode; four great-grandchildren; three sisters, Nellie Ruth Crenshaw of Woodland, Annie Maude Turner of Mableton, GA, and Alma Jean Richardson of Mary Island, FL; and one brother, Donald Spradlin of Woodland. Pallbearers will be Michael Goode, Scott Goode, Stephen Goode, Bobby Crenshaw, Mike Spradlin, Randy Richardson, and Dean Wysner. A Woodland native, Mr. Spradlin was born on September 29, 1926, the son of William Jesse and Bertha Leola Prince Spradlin. He was a member of Mt. Carmel Church of Christ and served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. Mr. Spradlin was preceded in death by his parents and seven brothers, Winston, Marvin, Horace, Junior, Wayne, Prince, and Ira Spradlin. Memorials may be floral or donations may be made to LifeChoice Hospice.