Stanley Clyde Sprague of Chelsea, died peacefully June 14, 2023.
Stanley (Stan) was born November 13, 1934, to Clyde and Mildred (Kidd) Sprague, in Plain Township, Ohio.
He was named after his mother’s favorite uncle (Stanley Hindley) and his father. He was an only child, the son of a farmer and spent a lot of his time alone. He learned to appreciate nature at an early age and loved to hunt and fish. He developed an interest in bird watching after a trip in high school with a friend. He found a coupon in a magazine for a correspondence course in taxidermy. He took the course and soon shot and stuffed his own collection of birds including an owl and pheasant using the wire and glass eyes provided by the course.
Stan attended school in Bowling Green where he was a good student. He had a motorized bike he rode into town. His interests included playing clarinet in the band, singing in the choir, track and he was a running back on his high school football team. He also developed an interest in photography, saving up for an entire year to buy his first camera.
A celebration of life will be held later.
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