Graveside service for John Spratling, 78, of Opelika, AL, will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 8, 2020, at Evergreen Cemetery, 1409 Monroe Avenue, Opelika, AL 36801, Reverend Jerry Dowdell will officiate.

Mr. Spratling, who passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, AL, was born August 28, 1942 in Lee County, Alabama.

Public viewing for Mr. Spratling will be Saturday, November 7, 2020, from 300 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Survivors include: four children, Willie Spratling of Chesapeake, VA, Cindy Spratling, Gwendolyn Spratling (Frank Beasley) and Wanda (Willie) Welch all of Opelika, AL; one sister, Mildred (Robert) Carey of Birmingham, AL; two brothers, Andrew Spratling of Dayton, OH and Willie George Brown of Birmingham, AL; grandchildren, Tambra, Keandra, Tasha, Jayda, Jakyra, Madisen, Antonio, Kendra, KeTesia, Sara, Justin, Brandon, Paris and Titus; great-grandchildren, Kayson, DaQuan, Javion, Vance, Amia, Teiarra, Chante, Kalia, Railyn, Aliza and Maeriah; three sisters-in-law, Carrie (Cecil) Strickland, Charlestine Nelms both of Opelika, AL, and Amy Carpenter of Ft. Mitchell, AL; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. .

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