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Steve Wesley Spradley

Steve Wesley Spradley

Male 1944 - 2024  (80 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Steve Wesley SpradleySteve Wesley Spradley was born on 2 Feb 1944 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (son of Harry Jackson Spradley and Katie Lee Thomas); died on 12 May 2024 in Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA; was buried on 18 May 2024 in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1950, Columbia, Florida, USA; StreetAddress: US Highway 47; 6 Age: 6; ApartmentNumber: Gaif; EnumerationDistrict: 12-2; LiveOnFarm: No; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; Son RelationToHead: Son; Never Married MaritalStatus: Single

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    Died:
    Steve Wesley Spradley, 80 of Live Oak, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2024 at the HCA North-HCA Florida Ocala Hospital in Ocala, FL.

    He was born the third child of four to the late, former Sherriff of Columbia County, Harry Jackson Spradley and Katie Lee Thomas Spradley. Mr. Spradley was of the Methodist faith and was raised in the First United Methodist Church of Lake City. He was a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1962 and lettered in football, being voted by his peers as the Captain of the 1962 football team. Following high school, Mr. Spradley attended Lake City Community College and then furthered his education on a football scholarship at Troy State University in Alabama. After college he joined the United States Marine Corp and served two tours in Vietnam. Mr. Spradley then worked for GE Financial in Tallahassee before he transitioned into the Florida Department of Corrections, serving as a Sergeant. Mr. Spradley was elected as Sherriff of Columbia County in 1980 and retired from Prichett Trucking in Lake Butler in 2014, with over 25 years of employment, retiring as Supervisor of dispatch.

    He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lorraine Capps Spradley in 2013; his daughter, Deidra Spradley in 2015; his sister, Harriett Hasbani; brother-in-law, Dr. Joseph Hasbani; and sister-in-law, Bari Hartzell.

    Survivors include his two children, Shannon Spradley Brady (Shanna), Live Oak and Wesley Spradley (Adriane), Belleview; one brother, Don Spradley (Dorothy), Lake City; one sister, Linda K. Culbreth (Gerald), Tallahassee; mother-in-law, Dorothy L. Dobbs, St. Augustine; sister-in-law, Kim Wilson (David), St. Augustine; brother-in-law, Brett Markham (Candy), Virginia; seven grandchildren, Aidan, Brennan, Kaly, Brody, Everleigh, Jase and Westyn; and several nieces and nephews.

    Funeral services for Mr. Spradley will be conducted on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 11:00 AM in the Gateway-Forest Lawn Memorial Chapel with Rev. Howard Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in Corinth Cemetery north of Lake City. A time of visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service in the chapel from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.

    https://www.gatewayforestlawn.com/obituary/Steve-Spradley

    HCA North-HCA Florida Ocala Hospital

    Family/Spouse: Dorothy Lorraine Capps. Dorothy was born on 30 Nov 1947 in Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA; died on 29 Nov 2013 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Deidra Nichole Spradley was born on 22 Nov 1969 in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA; died on 25 Apr 2015 in Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.
    2. Living
    3. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Harry Jackson Spradley was born on 23 Sep 1916 in Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 3 Nov 1979 in Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1950, Columbia, Florida, USA; StreetAddress: US Highway 47; 33 Age: 33; New Gare Operator Occupation: New Gare Operator; ApartmentNumber: Gaif; AttendedSchool: 30 or over; ClassofWorker: Own Business; EnumerationDistrict: 12-2; GradeCompleted: Yes; HoursWorked: 48; Income: None; IncomeOtherSources: 2600; Industry: Turpentine; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Working; OtherIncomeSupplement: None; SchoolYearsCompleted: S8; ServedInWWI: No; ServedInWWII: No; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; Veteran: No; WeeksWorked: 52; Head RelationToHead: Head; Married MaritalStatus: Married

    Harry married Katie Lee Thomas on 16 Dec 1936 in Suwannee, Florida, USA. Katie (daughter of Reuben Hugh Thomas and Florence Victoria Smith) was born on 4 Sep 1920 in Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 24 Feb 2009 in Jasper, Hamilton, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Katie Lee Thomas was born on 4 Sep 1920 in Columbia, Florida, USA (daughter of Reuben Hugh Thomas and Florence Victoria Smith); died on 24 Feb 2009 in Jasper, Hamilton, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Katie Lee Spradley
    • Residence: 22 May 1950, Columbia, Florida, USA; StreetAddress: US Highway 47; Age: 29; ApartmentNumber: Gaif; EnumerationDistrict: 12-2; IsEmployed: No; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Keeping House; SeekingWork: No; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; WorkedLastWeek: No; Wife RelationToHead: Wife; Married MaritalStatus: Married

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Florence Harriet Spradley was born on 20 Nov 1939 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 3 Nov 2011 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.
    3. Living
    4. 1. Steve Wesley Spradley was born on 2 Feb 1944 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 12 May 2024 in Ocala, Marion, Florida, USA; was buried on 18 May 2024 in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Reuben Hugh Thomas was born on 10 Apr 1881 in Columbia, Florida, USA (son of John Harvey Thomas and Sarah Clarky Hodges); died on 11 Oct 1931 in Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Race: White

    Reuben married Florence Victoria Smith on 15 Jan 1905 in Columbia, Florida, USA. Florence (daughter of Living and Katie Nancy Beal) was born on 18 May 1884 in Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 3 Nov 1958 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Florence Victoria Smith was born on 18 May 1884 in Columbia, Florida, USA (daughter of Living and Katie Nancy Beal); died on 3 Nov 1958 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Florence Victoria Thomas

    Children:
    1. Reuben Bascom Thomas was born on 9 Jul 1914 in Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 10 Sep 1990 in Alachua, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.
    2. Lorene Edna Thomas was born on 19 Sep 1924 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 11 Feb 2015 in Shands at Lake Shore Hospital, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried on 16 Feb 2015 in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.
    3. 3. Katie Lee Thomas was born on 4 Sep 1920 in Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 24 Feb 2009 in Jasper, Hamilton, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.
    4. Selwin Cason Thomas was born on 5 May 1917 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 15 Jan 1991 in Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.
    5. Franklin Nathan Thomas was born on 11 Feb 1912 in Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 22 Mar 1987 in Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.
    6. Infant One Thomas was born on 22 Nov 1905 in Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 22 Nov 1905 in Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.
    7. Infant Two Thomas was born on 13 Mar 1911 in Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 7 Apr 1911 in Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  John Harvey Thomas was born on 26 Jan 1845 in Troupville, Lowndes, Georgia, USA; died on 3 Apr 1925 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA.

    John + Sarah Clarky Hodges. Sarah (daughter of Samuel Hodges and Elizabeth Daniel) was born on 20 Jul 1845 in Camden, Georgia, USA; died on 23 Oct 1916 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Sarah Clarky Hodges was born on 20 Jul 1845 in Camden, Georgia, USA (daughter of Samuel Hodges and Elizabeth Daniel); died on 23 Oct 1916 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Clarkie Ann Hodges

    Children:
    1. Wealthy Ann Thomas was born on 20 Nov 1883 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 17 Nov 1963 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA.
    2. 6. Reuben Hugh Thomas was born on 10 Apr 1881 in Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 11 Oct 1931 in Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.
    3. Harvey R Thomas was born on 17 Nov 1875 in Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 16 Mar 1944 in Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.
    4. Living
    5. Living
    6. Living
    7. Living
    8. Living

  3. 14.  Living

    Living + Katie Nancy Beal. Katie (daughter of Living and Nancy Cason) was born on 31 Aug 1863 in Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 12 Jan 1895 in Hamilton, Florida, USA; was buried in Prospect Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, White Springs, Hamilton, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Katie Nancy Beal was born on 31 Aug 1863 in Columbia, Florida, USA (daughter of Living and Nancy Cason); died on 12 Jan 1895 in Hamilton, Florida, USA; was buried in Prospect Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, White Springs, Hamilton, Florida, USA.
    Children:
    1. 7. Florence Victoria Smith was born on 18 May 1884 in Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 3 Nov 1958 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Corinth Methodist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.