Roger Gail Sprick, son of Tom & Stella (Stockham) Sprick, was born September 27, 1946 in Prairie View, Kansas and passed away June 2, 2010 at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 63.

Roger grew up in Prairie View and attended the Prairie View schools, graduating with the high school class of 1964. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Ft. Hays State College in Hays, Kansas in 1969.

In 1984 Roger started purchasing and selling scrap metal. He loved the interaction with his customers and was always telling jokes. One of his favorite pastimes was going to car shows.

On September 19, 1998, Roger married Marcia Cousins in Stateline, Nevada.

Roger possessed a joyous soul and smile, and we're pretty certain that the Heavenly Hosts are laughing because he's already telling jokes.

His parents, Tom & Stella; brother, Virgil; stepdaughter, Celeste Barnes; and step grandson, Tray Holman, preceded him in death.

Survivors include his wife, Marcia, of the home in rural Prairie View; stepdaughter & son-in-law, Brenda & Stack Walker of Palestine, TX; step grandson & wife, Justin & Julie Holman of Mansfield, TX; brother-in-law & wife, Mel & Lyn Pavlicek of Watonga, OK; and a host of cousins and friends.

Funeral services were held Monday, June 7, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, with Pastor Ron Helmink officiating. Burial followed in the Prairie View Cemetery, Prairie View.