-Order of Celebration-

Musical Prelude - Soft Music

The Processional. ..Family

Selection Mr. LeBron and Mr. Clay Spradley

Scriptures: Old Testament Reverend Tracy Burton New Testament Reverend Dr. Emerson Ware

Prayer Reverend Roosevelt Gregory

Selection Mr. LeBron and Mr. Clay Spradley

Reflections Limited (2) Minutes Mr. Jimmy Boleware Mr. Jack Collins Mr. Latham Jackson Mr. Jay Grimmct

Poem Mrs. Doretha Walker

Solo Mr. Johnny Russell

Acknowledgements Ms. Carolyn Robbins

Obituary Soft Music Read Silently

Kulogy Reverend Alvin Williams

The Recessional — Soft Music

Interment Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery

Alexander City, Alabama

REPAST AT GREAT B E T H E L FELLOWSHIP H A L L

PALL BEARERS Nephews and Class of 1974

FLOWER BEARERS Nieces and Class of 1974

A CKNO WLEDGEMENT With hearts filled with love and gratitude,

the family of Mr. Wade L. Spradley

takes this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation for all expressions of kindness shown during our time of bereavement. We are finding strength in knowing earth has no grief that Heaven cannot heal. May God bless you richly for blessing us. Please continue to pray to the Heavenly Father that we will find comfort for today and strength for tomorrow.

FINAL ARRANGEMENTS ENTRUSTED T O

ArmOU^S Memorial Services 1465 N. Central Avenuc/P.O. Box 241

Alexander City, Alabama 35011 256.234.2776 phone / 256.234.0259 fax

www.armourfuneralhomc.com Email: armourfh@grnail.com Darrell Armour, Manager

Demetrius Armour, Director Mrs. Hattyc M. Armour, Director/Owner

A Homegoing Celebration for

Mr. Wade Lewis Spradley

January-11, 1955 November 15, 2013

Funeral Service: Thursday, November 21,2013

1:00 P.M. Great Bethel Baptist Church 692 Jefferson Street • Alexander City, AL 35010

Reverend Dr. Emerson Ware, Pastor

Reverend Alvin Williams, Officiating

Armour's Memorial Staff, Directing

OBITUARY God saw the road was getting rough; the hills were

hard to climb. He gently closed Wade's eyes on Friday, November

15,2013, with his loving daughter by his side. You left us quietly; your many thoughts are un­

known, but left us many memories we are proud to own. So treasure him dear Lord in your garden of rest,

for when on this earth, he was one of the best.

Wade Lewis Spradley was born on January 11, 1955, to Mrs. Sarah Spradley and the late Mr. Jack Spradley of Alexander City, Alabama. He confessed his life to Christ at an early age and joined Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. He graduated from Benjamin Russell High School, Class of 1974, where he was Class President and an avid football and baseball player. Wade continued to play football at Tuskegee University where he was named one of the top 100 all time players and later inducted into Tuskegee's Football Hall of Fame. Wade was employed with Russell Corporation for 25 years, Cooper Recreation Center for 16 years and was currently employed by Wellborn Forest Products.

One sister preceded him in death, Ms. Linda Kay Spradley.

His loved ones will forever cherish his memories: wife, Brenda, two daughters: Synethia (Shay) and Brittney. Three Godchildren: Jasmine and Jada Russaw, and Alijah Russell. A loving mother, Sarah Spradley; two brothers: Reverend Clifford and Alfonza (Kathleen) Spradley; a stepmother, Betty Spradley all of Alexander City, Alabama. Two aunts: Elizabeth (Willie Joe) Belyue of Alex­ander City and Mary Alice Jennings of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Four uncles: Ulysses Jennings Alexander City, Alabama; Gary (Pat) Jennings of Detroit Michigan; Fred (Nettie) Jennings of Mont­gomery, Alabama, and Reverend Eddie Jennings of Opelika, Alabama. A host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Letting You Go My one true rock, the shoulder which 1 could rely for whenever I was angry or when I needed a good cry.

You were the strongest Dad that could ever be but when I saw you in that hospital bed..."There's no chance," the doctor would say no matter what, I could not make you stay. Unresponsive, unable to speak, unable to feel anything was my grief.

God said it's time for your final breath and just like that you were gone. I love you Daddy and I'll miss you more than you'll ever know as much as this hurts me—I'm letting you go.

Shay

Dad, I will never say goodbye to you be­cause I know this is not the end. A thousand times I needed you. A thousand times I cried. If my love alone could have saved you, you never would have died.

A heart of gold stopped beating, two twmkling eyes closed. There are so many things we never got to do and so many conversations we never got through.

I feel lost and empty because my precious Dad is gone. Although we are apart now, you will always be in my heart. In every single thing I do, you'll play the biggest part Dad, I love and miss you.

Brittney

Our Dear Dad

Goodbye Dad, we have to say You'll always be in our hearts We'll remember the good times and try not to be sad. We feel empty because your smile is gone When we have to make decisions And we don't know what to do, We will think of how you'd handle it And try to make it through It's going to be times like this that

We'll really miss having you No one knows how you helped us along There is not a day dear Dad that the three of us will not think of You.

Jasmine, Jada, & A 'lijah