Charles C. “Bud” Spraker, Jr. of Ivanhoe, VA passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 31, 2016 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital at the age of 93.
He was born in Carroll County, VA on March 27, 1922.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Emily Virginia Doss Spraker; his father, Charles C. Spraker, Sr. and mother, Annie Virginia Williams Spraker; siblings, Herman, Alexander, Coolidge, Doug, Charlotte, Sue and Mable(136618321).
He is survived by his only child, daughter Emily Ann Spraker Mahar and son-in-law LTC (Retired) Robert J. “Bob” Mahar of Cataula, GA; granddaughters, Christina Ann Peery of Winchester, VA, Michelle Leigh Holford and husband Jason of Riverview, FL; great-grandchildren, Zachary Peery, Heaven, Hannah and Hayden Holford and many nieces and nephews.
He was a veteran of World War II and a lifelong member of Fairview United Methodist Church where his father was one of the founding Board Members. He was an avid outdoorsman and nature lover.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, February 4, 2016 at the Barnett Funeral Chapel with Dr. Doug Hyndrich officiating.
Interment will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Ivanhoe, VA with military rites being conducted by American Legion Post #9.
Barnett Funeral Home, Wytheville, VA is serving the Spraker family.