In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Greater Peoria Honor Flight and the American Cancer Association. Burial will immediately follow with military rites at Yates City Cemetery. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00 a. A funeral service will be at noon on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elmwood. He also loved taking photos as well as spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. David was a former volunteer firefighter for Elba-Salem Fire Department. He also worked at Hot Shots Pharmacy for several years. Local #974 and an Electrician at Caterpillar for 35 years where he retired from in 2003. David served in the Air Force as a Sergeant from 1965 to 1968. He is preceded in death by his parents one son, Michael Sprout two brothers, Bob Oliver and Ernie Sprout and three sisters, Frances Rynearson, Norabelle Rynearson, and Helen Oliver. He is also survived by three children, Matthew (Kathy Tongue) Sprout of Champaign, IL, Chris (Cindy Seidel) Sprout of Metamora, and Tim (Stacie) Sprout of Canton two sisters-in-law, Maxine Oliver and Gail Sprout and seven grandchildren, Andy, Mariah, Brady, Nick, Cannon, Lucas, and Malina. He married Carol Keel on November 5, 1967, in Peoria. He was born November 5, 1946, to Ernest and Hazel (VanDusen) Sprout in Yates City.
, on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at his residence surrounded by his family.
Sprout, 76, of Yates City, passed away at 10:55 p.
