George Luther Sprouse of Water Valley, Ms died in the Yalobusha General Hospital on June 23, 2007. Born in Panola County, MS to the late John W. and Addie Gross Sprouse, he was a veteran of the US Navy and a member of the local VFW. George was employed in the maintenance department at Toro Lawnboy in Oxford, MS.
The family will receive friends at Seven Oaks Funeral Home on June 25, 2007 from 6:PM until 8:00 PM and funeral services will be held at Seven Oaks on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 2:00 PM. Officiating at the service will be Reverend Bill Forsyth and Brother Randy Ross. Burial will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens with Larry Sprouse, Tommy Prince, Billy Warren, Willie Pullen, Chuck Turner and Danny Gordon serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are George Rutherford and Ed Robertson.
George is survived by; his wife of fifty years, Connie Sprouse of Water Valley, MS; daughter, Sherry Ross of Water Valley, MS; son, Jerry Sprouse of Water Valley, MS; sisters, Freddie Rutherford and Margaret Dunn both of Water Valley, MS, Betty Robertson of Oxford, MS, Edith Hughes of Oakland, MS and Katherine Gates of Wetumpka, AL; four grandchildren, John Sprouse, Amy Sprouse, Matthew Ross and Phillip Ross; he also leaves four great-grandchildren.