Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
3:04 pm Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Ruth Hale Spraggins

Ruth Hale Spraggins

February 4, 2012

Ruth Hale Spraggins, 92, of Phil Campbell, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at Parkway Medical Center.

She was born April 16, 1919, in Cleburn County to I.V. and Lona Hale. She was a member of Bear Creek No. 1 Baptist Church in Bear Creek and was a homemaker who loved flowers, gardening and also loved her family dearly.

Funeral services were Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at Pinkard Funeral Home, Haleyville, with Bro. Richard Ritchie and Bro. Eric Swinney officiating. Burial was in Bear Creek Cemetery.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Oneal Spraggins; son-in-law, Robert Mitchell, three brothers and three sisters.

She is survived by two daughters, Helen Mitchell, of Phil Campbell, and Voncille Berry and husband, Bobby, of Decatur; one sister, Nell Fortner and husband, Jr., of Kennesaw, Ga.; nine grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

Pallbearers were Jared Johnson, Matthew Shell, Zack Shell, Kevin Clark, Steve Wilson and Kevin Scott.

Also on Franklin County Times
Rural hospitals face challenges: New state tax credit could help
Main, News, Russellville, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Franklin County’s two hospitals face the same financial pressures confronting rural health care across Alabama even as they remain esse...
Phil Campbell gets ‘clean opinion’ on audit
Main, News, Phil Campbell, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
PHIL CAMPBELL — Certified public accountant Don Wallace told town council members on Jan. 20 there were no problems with this year’s audit. “This is w...
MLK’s legacy: Blueprint we must follow
Main, News, Russellville, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Rev. Bennie “B.J.” Bonner stood before an audience gathered Jan. 19 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration March and described ho...
Elementary students begin Super Citizen program
News, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
Second and third graders from West Elementary and Russellville Elementary began Liberty Learning Foundation’s Super Citizen program during an event ki...
Book Lovers Study Club explores tea’s role in history
Columnists, News, Opinion
HERE AND NOW
January 28, 2026
Our Book Lovers Study Club’s January meeting highlighted both the Boston Tea Party boycott of English tea and the traditions of afternoon tea. One of ...
Moving from excuses to action in 1 year
Columnists, Opinion
January 28, 2026
In just 12 months, the Trump administration has delivered real results that Americans can see in their daily lives by restoring law and order at our b...
Higgins hired as RHS football coach
High School Sports, Russellville Golden Tigers, Sports
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Darrell Higgins has been hired as the new head football coach at Russellville High School. His hiring was announced Saturday following ...
Seal retires from CB&S after 31 years
News, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
January 28, 2026
RUSSELLVILLE — Following a 31-year career at CB&S Bank, Beverly Seal is now retired and looking forward to what comes next. While she’s still explorin...

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *