h/o Sarah Helen Montgomery.
Birth: 1st of eight known children in Saint Genevieve county, Missouri (earliest white settlement in 1735 of what became Missouri).
Census: 1900, age 14, Randolph, Saint Francois county, Missouri with parents, paternal grandfather & six younger siblings.
Census: 1910, age 23, Saint Louis (Independent city) Missouri with parents & seven younger siblings.
WW I Draft Registration, 12 SEP 1918, Marceline, Linn county, Missouri, single, age 33, blue eyes, brown hair, superintendent, city light & water, next of kin: Catherine Spradling.
Census: 1920, age 35, Carrollton, Carroll county, Missouri.
The newly wed couple moved first to Saint Louis then to Marshfield, Webster county, Missouri, having their first two children then moved on to Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri in fall of 1927 where they purchased the 1890 Anheuser-Busch Corporation of Saint Louis created Carthage Ice company.
Census: 1930, age 44, Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri with wife & two children, manager of Ice House, living at 1204 south Main street (across street and street car tracks from "Wetzell's Folly" & north side of Paul Davey's home).
Census: 1940, age 55 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri with wife & four children at 1410 Grand avenue.
Harry employed his sister Ruth's three boys, twins, Joe & Lee with whom I lunched with at their home in 1983, Johnson county, Kansas before my move to Florida and younger Jake Waller (married one of Orville D Knight of 519 east 13th street daughter's, our Sunday school teacher and mailman) who had a motorcycle and would give us kids short rides on Grand avenue before WW II, then 'Ole Harry set them up elsewhere to make room for his son, Harry, in the business. Spradling's bought a nice home built for Lloyd Cowgill in 1901, at 1410 Grand avenue, between the Peiffer and the home built for William P Miller in the 1890's, rented by Carl Raymond Gray, then owned by Albert A Ramsey, where he lived out his generous life while expanding their business to include nationally known companies.
Harry enjoyed companionship on the golf course but never learned to control his temper when hitting a bad shot.
Death: in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri.
Father: Ambrose Taylor Spradling b: 22 NOV 1859, in Missouri.
Mother: Susan Caroline Shannon b: 22 DEC 1860 in Flat River, Saint Francois county, Missouri
Marriage: Sarah Helen Montgomery b: 11 OCT 1894 in Marceline, Linn county, Missouri
Married: 28 JUN 1924 in Kirksville, Adair county, Missouri.
Known Children
Harry Montgomery Spradling b: 3 APR 1926 in Marshfield, Webster county, Missouri
Helen Elizabeth Spradling b: 2 AUG 1927 in Marshfield, Webster county,Missouri
Ida Ruth Spradling b: about 1931 in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri
James Robert Spradling b: 28 SEP 1935 in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri
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CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
OCTOBER 26, 1964
HARRY A. SPRADLING, 79, PROMINENT CARTHAGE CIVIC AND BUSINESS LEADER DIES; RITES 2:30 WEDNESDAY
Harry A. Spradling, 79, chairman of Refrigerated Services, Inc., and chairman of the boards of Southwest Marketers, Inc. and RSI Investment Co., died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, following a long illness.
Death came at the family home, 1410 Grand Avenue.
One of Carthage's most progressive business leaders, Mr. Spradling came here in 1927 when he and associate, C. K. Rowland, St. Louis, purchased the Carthage Ice and Cold Storage Company. The name recently was changed to Refrigerated Services, Inc.
He had been in ill health 10 years, but never gave up, and while he failed physically, he was mentally alert and in cooperation with his son, Harry M. Spradling, continued active in directing the business of the two organizations of which he was head.
Under Mr. Spradling's direction, Carthage Ice and Cold Storage was built into the two flourishing organizations.
He was a leader in the Carthage Chamber of Commerce for many years and in the 1930's served on the board and took a lead in the industrial development of Carthage. He gave of his time and money to all civic enterprises designed to make Carthage a better city in which to live.
Under his guiding hand, Carthage Ice and Cold Storage grew steadily. One of the acquisitions of the 1930's was to bring a Standard Brands Inc., egg breaking plant to Carthage. The plant continued seasonal operations here for many years, finally ceasing, due to scarcity of eggs in the area.
He also was responsible for the location here of the L. D. Schreiber Cheese Company, Inc., in the late 40's which has its quarters in Refrigerated Services plant and has continuously expanded.
* * *
Safeway's cheese plant also located in Carthage because of the availability of cold storage facilities. The turkey processing plant, Carthage Poultry, is another industry in which Refrigerated Services played a major role in acquiring. The latest additions to the food industry in which he played a leading role in bringing to Carthage are Party Steak company and Fox Deluxe Foods, both of which have quarters with Refrigerated Services.
Refrigerated Services has continued its steady growth as has its subsidiary, Southwest Marketers.
As a result of Mr. Spradling's vision, Carthage looms large in the food industry, which, it is estimated, gives employment to around 400 persons.
Harry Ambrose Spradling, son of Carolyn Shannon Spradling and Ambrose Taylor Spradling, was born October 13, 1885, in St. Genevieve county, Missouri. When he was three years old his parents moved to Farmington where his father owned a general merchandise store.
Harry attended the Farmington public schools and Carleton College in that city. Later he took and electrical engineering course and received his degree and as a result played an important role in the power production and communications field.
He was active in athletics during his high school and college years.
When he was 16 his father purchased the St. Francis county telephone system and this made the son, Harry, happy because he could climb telephone poles instead of working in the store, which he thoroughly disliked. The Spradlings sold the telephone business in 1901 and moved to St. Louis.
* * *
Early in his career, Mr. Spradling worked on the Memphis & Iron Mountain railroad and was also employed at the National Lead Mines as electrician, then by the Cuyahoga Telephone Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Later he joined the Western Union, building lines from Ft. Smith, Arkansas to Mangum North Missouri Power company. His next stop was Marceline where he accepted the post of manager of the municipal light plant.
* * *
He quit Marceline in 1917 to organize and construct the plant of the Bucklin Light and Power company and in 1920 he went to Carrolton as general manager and part owner of the Carrolton Water, Light and Transit company.
Returning to Marceline in 1923 he sold the Bucklin plant and purchased the St. Genevieve and St. Mary's Power plant in Fredericktown, Mo.
In 1926 he disposed of his holdings in the Missouri Electric Power, selling to Central States Power company and acquired power systems in Cassville, Exeter and Wheaton. He sold these holdings in 1927 when he purchased the Carthage Ice and Cold Storage and the family moved to Carthage. He also acquired ice plants in Webb City, Lamar, Greenfield, Lockwood and Golden City, Missouri.
June 24, 1924 Mr. Spradling returned to Marceline to claim Miss Sarah Helen Montgomery as his bride.
Surviving are his wife and four children,
HARRY M. SPRADLING, who is president of Refrigerated Services, Inc.m and RSI Investment Company
JAMES R. SPRADLING, a member of the law firm of Birkhead & Spradling
MRS. E. E. BOYLAN, Caracas, Venezuela, the former Helen Spradling
MRS. ROBERT PLATT, Carthage, the former Ida Ruth Spradling
five sisters
Mrs. C. Hearst and
Mrs. William Smith both of St. Louis
Mrs. Byrd Sample, St. Genevieve, Missouri
Miss Carolyn Spradling, Farmington, Missouri and
Mrs. J. W. Waller, Bonne Terre
and nine grandchildren.
Mr. Spradling was a member of the First Methodist church and the Masonic and Knights of Pythias lodges. He was a former member of the Rotary Club.
Funeral services were held at the Ulmer Funeral Home, Carthage
Rev. Charles Caldwell, D.D. pastor of the First Methodist Church officiated.
Bio information in part by Bill Boggess.
Birth: 1st of eight known children in Saint Genevieve county, Missouri (earliest white settlement in 1735 of what became Missouri).
Census: 1900, age 14, Randolph, Saint Francois county, Missouri with parents, paternal grandfather & six younger siblings.
Census: 1910, age 23, Saint Louis (Independent city) Missouri with parents & seven younger siblings.
WW I Draft Registration, 12 SEP 1918, Marceline, Linn county, Missouri, single, age 33, blue eyes, brown hair, superintendent, city light & water, next of kin: Catherine Spradling.
Census: 1920, age 35, Carrollton, Carroll county, Missouri.
The newly wed couple moved first to Saint Louis then to Marshfield, Webster county, Missouri, having their first two children then moved on to Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri in fall of 1927 where they purchased the 1890 Anheuser-Busch Corporation of Saint Louis created Carthage Ice company.
Census: 1930, age 44, Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri with wife & two children, manager of Ice House, living at 1204 south Main street (across street and street car tracks from "Wetzell's Folly" & north side of Paul Davey's home).
Census: 1940, age 55 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri with wife & four children at 1410 Grand avenue.
Harry employed his sister Ruth's three boys, twins, Joe & Lee with whom I lunched with at their home in 1983, Johnson county, Kansas before my move to Florida and younger Jake Waller (married one of Orville D Knight of 519 east 13th street daughter's, our Sunday school teacher and mailman) who had a motorcycle and would give us kids short rides on Grand avenue before WW II, then 'Ole Harry set them up elsewhere to make room for his son, Harry, in the business. Spradling's bought a nice home built for Lloyd Cowgill in 1901, at 1410 Grand avenue, between the Peiffer and the home built for William P Miller in the 1890's, rented by Carl Raymond Gray, then owned by Albert A Ramsey, where he lived out his generous life while expanding their business to include nationally known companies.
Harry enjoyed companionship on the golf course but never learned to control his temper when hitting a bad shot.
Death: in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri.
Father: Ambrose Taylor Spradling b: 22 NOV 1859, in Missouri.
Mother: Susan Caroline Shannon b: 22 DEC 1860 in Flat River, Saint Francois county, Missouri
Marriage: Sarah Helen Montgomery b: 11 OCT 1894 in Marceline, Linn county, Missouri
Married: 28 JUN 1924 in Kirksville, Adair county, Missouri.
Known Children
Harry Montgomery Spradling b: 3 APR 1926 in Marshfield, Webster county, Missouri
Helen Elizabeth Spradling b: 2 AUG 1927 in Marshfield, Webster county,Missouri
Ida Ruth Spradling b: about 1931 in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri
James Robert Spradling b: 28 SEP 1935 in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri
__________________________________________________
CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
OCTOBER 26, 1964
HARRY A. SPRADLING, 79, PROMINENT CARTHAGE CIVIC AND BUSINESS LEADER DIES; RITES 2:30 WEDNESDAY
Harry A. Spradling, 79, chairman of Refrigerated Services, Inc., and chairman of the boards of Southwest Marketers, Inc. and RSI Investment Co., died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, following a long illness.
Death came at the family home, 1410 Grand Avenue.
One of Carthage's most progressive business leaders, Mr. Spradling came here in 1927 when he and associate, C. K. Rowland, St. Louis, purchased the Carthage Ice and Cold Storage Company. The name recently was changed to Refrigerated Services, Inc.
He had been in ill health 10 years, but never gave up, and while he failed physically, he was mentally alert and in cooperation with his son, Harry M. Spradling, continued active in directing the business of the two organizations of which he was head.
Under Mr. Spradling's direction, Carthage Ice and Cold Storage was built into the two flourishing organizations.
He was a leader in the Carthage Chamber of Commerce for many years and in the 1930's served on the board and took a lead in the industrial development of Carthage. He gave of his time and money to all civic enterprises designed to make Carthage a better city in which to live.
Under his guiding hand, Carthage Ice and Cold Storage grew steadily. One of the acquisitions of the 1930's was to bring a Standard Brands Inc., egg breaking plant to Carthage. The plant continued seasonal operations here for many years, finally ceasing, due to scarcity of eggs in the area.
He also was responsible for the location here of the L. D. Schreiber Cheese Company, Inc., in the late 40's which has its quarters in Refrigerated Services plant and has continuously expanded.
* * *
Safeway's cheese plant also located in Carthage because of the availability of cold storage facilities. The turkey processing plant, Carthage Poultry, is another industry in which Refrigerated Services played a major role in acquiring. The latest additions to the food industry in which he played a leading role in bringing to Carthage are Party Steak company and Fox Deluxe Foods, both of which have quarters with Refrigerated Services.
Refrigerated Services has continued its steady growth as has its subsidiary, Southwest Marketers.
As a result of Mr. Spradling's vision, Carthage looms large in the food industry, which, it is estimated, gives employment to around 400 persons.
Harry Ambrose Spradling, son of Carolyn Shannon Spradling and Ambrose Taylor Spradling, was born October 13, 1885, in St. Genevieve county, Missouri. When he was three years old his parents moved to Farmington where his father owned a general merchandise store.
Harry attended the Farmington public schools and Carleton College in that city. Later he took and electrical engineering course and received his degree and as a result played an important role in the power production and communications field.
He was active in athletics during his high school and college years.
When he was 16 his father purchased the St. Francis county telephone system and this made the son, Harry, happy because he could climb telephone poles instead of working in the store, which he thoroughly disliked. The Spradlings sold the telephone business in 1901 and moved to St. Louis.
* * *
Early in his career, Mr. Spradling worked on the Memphis & Iron Mountain railroad and was also employed at the National Lead Mines as electrician, then by the Cuyahoga Telephone Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Later he joined the Western Union, building lines from Ft. Smith, Arkansas to Mangum North Missouri Power company. His next stop was Marceline where he accepted the post of manager of the municipal light plant.
* * *
He quit Marceline in 1917 to organize and construct the plant of the Bucklin Light and Power company and in 1920 he went to Carrolton as general manager and part owner of the Carrolton Water, Light and Transit company.
Returning to Marceline in 1923 he sold the Bucklin plant and purchased the St. Genevieve and St. Mary's Power plant in Fredericktown, Mo.
In 1926 he disposed of his holdings in the Missouri Electric Power, selling to Central States Power company and acquired power systems in Cassville, Exeter and Wheaton. He sold these holdings in 1927 when he purchased the Carthage Ice and Cold Storage and the family moved to Carthage. He also acquired ice plants in Webb City, Lamar, Greenfield, Lockwood and Golden City, Missouri.
June 24, 1924 Mr. Spradling returned to Marceline to claim Miss Sarah Helen Montgomery as his bride.
Surviving are his wife and four children,
HARRY M. SPRADLING, who is president of Refrigerated Services, Inc.m and RSI Investment Company
JAMES R. SPRADLING, a member of the law firm of Birkhead & Spradling
MRS. E. E. BOYLAN, Caracas, Venezuela, the former Helen Spradling
MRS. ROBERT PLATT, Carthage, the former Ida Ruth Spradling
five sisters
Mrs. C. Hearst and
Mrs. William Smith both of St. Louis
Mrs. Byrd Sample, St. Genevieve, Missouri
Miss Carolyn Spradling, Farmington, Missouri and
Mrs. J. W. Waller, Bonne Terre
and nine grandchildren.
Mr. Spradling was a member of the First Methodist church and the Masonic and Knights of Pythias lodges. He was a former member of the Rotary Club.
Funeral services were held at the Ulmer Funeral Home, Carthage
Rev. Charles Caldwell, D.D. pastor of the First Methodist Church officiated.
Bio information in part by Bill Boggess.
h/o Sarah Helen Montgomery.
Birth: 1st of eight known children in Saint Genevieve county, Missouri (earliest white settlement in 1735 of what became Missouri).
Census: 1900, age 14, Randolph, Saint Francois county, Missouri with parents, paternal grandfather & six younger siblings.
Census: 1910, age 23, Saint Louis (Independent city) Missouri with parents & seven younger siblings.
WW I Draft Registration, 12 SEP 1918, Marceline, Linn county, Missouri, single, age 33, blue eyes, brown hair, superintendent, city light & water, next of kin: Catherine Spradling.
Census: 1920, age 35, Carrollton, Carroll county, Missouri.
The newly wed couple moved first to Saint Louis then to Marshfield, Webster county, Missouri, having their first two children then moved on to Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri in fall of 1927 where they purchased the 1890 Anheuser-Busch Corporation of Saint Louis created Carthage Ice company.
Census: 1930, age 44, Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri with wife & two children, manager of Ice House, living at 1204 south Main street (across street and street car tracks from "Wetzell's Folly" & north side of Paul Davey's home).
Census: 1940, age 55 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri with wife & four children at 1410 Grand avenue.
Harry employed his sister Ruth's three boys, twins, Joe & Lee with whom I lunched with at their home in 1983, Johnson county, Kansas before my move to Florida and younger Jake Waller (married one of Orville D Knight of 519 east 13th street daughter's, our Sunday school teacher and mailman) who had a motorcycle and would give us kids short rides on Grand avenue before WW II, then 'Ole Harry set them up elsewhere to make room for his son, Harry, in the business. Spradling's bought a nice home built for Lloyd Cowgill in 1901, at 1410 Grand avenue, between the Peiffer and the home built for William P Miller in the 1890's, rented by Carl Raymond Gray, then owned by Albert A Ramsey, where he lived out his generous life while expanding their business to include nationally known companies.
Harry enjoyed companionship on the golf course but never learned to control his temper when hitting a bad shot.
Death: in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri.
Father: Ambrose Taylor Spradling b: 22 NOV 1859, in Missouri.
Mother: Susan Caroline Shannon b: 22 DEC 1860 in Flat River, Saint Francois county, Missouri
Marriage: Sarah Helen Montgomery b: 11 OCT 1894 in Marceline, Linn county, Missouri
Married: 28 JUN 1924 in Kirksville, Adair county, Missouri.
Known Children
Harry Montgomery Spradling b: 3 APR 1926 in Marshfield, Webster county, Missouri
Helen Elizabeth Spradling b: 2 AUG 1927 in Marshfield, Webster county,Missouri
Ida Ruth Spradling b: about 1931 in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri
James Robert Spradling b: 28 SEP 1935 in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri
__________________________________________________
CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
OCTOBER 26, 1964
HARRY A. SPRADLING, 79, PROMINENT CARTHAGE CIVIC AND BUSINESS LEADER DIES; RITES 2:30 WEDNESDAY
Harry A. Spradling, 79, chairman of Refrigerated Services, Inc., and chairman of the boards of Southwest Marketers, Inc. and RSI Investment Co., died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, following a long illness.
Death came at the family home, 1410 Grand Avenue.
One of Carthage's most progressive business leaders, Mr. Spradling came here in 1927 when he and associate, C. K. Rowland, St. Louis, purchased the Carthage Ice and Cold Storage Company. The name recently was changed to Refrigerated Services, Inc.
He had been in ill health 10 years, but never gave up, and while he failed physically, he was mentally alert and in cooperation with his son, Harry M. Spradling, continued active in directing the business of the two organizations of which he was head.
Under Mr. Spradling's direction, Carthage Ice and Cold Storage was built into the two flourishing organizations.
He was a leader in the Carthage Chamber of Commerce for many years and in the 1930's served on the board and took a lead in the industrial development of Carthage. He gave of his time and money to all civic enterprises designed to make Carthage a better city in which to live.
Under his guiding hand, Carthage Ice and Cold Storage grew steadily. One of the acquisitions of the 1930's was to bring a Standard Brands Inc., egg breaking plant to Carthage. The plant continued seasonal operations here for many years, finally ceasing, due to scarcity of eggs in the area.
He also was responsible for the location here of the L. D. Schreiber Cheese Company, Inc., in the late 40's which has its quarters in Refrigerated Services plant and has continuously expanded.
* * *
Safeway's cheese plant also located in Carthage because of the availability of cold storage facilities. The turkey processing plant, Carthage Poultry, is another industry in which Refrigerated Services played a major role in acquiring. The latest additions to the food industry in which he played a leading role in bringing to Carthage are Party Steak company and Fox Deluxe Foods, both of which have quarters with Refrigerated Services.
Refrigerated Services has continued its steady growth as has its subsidiary, Southwest Marketers.
As a result of Mr. Spradling's vision, Carthage looms large in the food industry, which, it is estimated, gives employment to around 400 persons.
Harry Ambrose Spradling, son of Carolyn Shannon Spradling and Ambrose Taylor Spradling, was born October 13, 1885, in St. Genevieve county, Missouri. When he was three years old his parents moved to Farmington where his father owned a general merchandise store.
Harry attended the Farmington public schools and Carleton College in that city. Later he took and electrical engineering course and received his degree and as a result played an important role in the power production and communications field.
He was active in athletics during his high school and college years.
When he was 16 his father purchased the St. Francis county telephone system and this made the son, Harry, happy because he could climb telephone poles instead of working in the store, which he thoroughly disliked. The Spradlings sold the telephone business in 1901 and moved to St. Louis.
* * *
Early in his career, Mr. Spradling worked on the Memphis & Iron Mountain railroad and was also employed at the National Lead Mines as electrician, then by the Cuyahoga Telephone Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Later he joined the Western Union, building lines from Ft. Smith, Arkansas to Mangum North Missouri Power company. His next stop was Marceline where he accepted the post of manager of the municipal light plant.
* * *
He quit Marceline in 1917 to organize and construct the plant of the Bucklin Light and Power company and in 1920 he went to Carrolton as general manager and part owner of the Carrolton Water, Light and Transit company.
Returning to Marceline in 1923 he sold the Bucklin plant and purchased the St. Genevieve and St. Mary's Power plant in Fredericktown, Mo.
In 1926 he disposed of his holdings in the Missouri Electric Power, selling to Central States Power company and acquired power systems in Cassville, Exeter and Wheaton. He sold these holdings in 1927 when he purchased the Carthage Ice and Cold Storage and the family moved to Carthage. He also acquired ice plants in Webb City, Lamar, Greenfield, Lockwood and Golden City, Missouri.
June 24, 1924 Mr. Spradling returned to Marceline to claim Miss Sarah Helen Montgomery as his bride.
Surviving are his wife and four children,
HARRY M. SPRADLING, who is president of Refrigerated Services, Inc.m and RSI Investment Company
JAMES R. SPRADLING, a member of the law firm of Birkhead & Spradling
MRS. E. E. BOYLAN, Caracas, Venezuela, the former Helen Spradling
MRS. ROBERT PLATT, Carthage, the former Ida Ruth Spradling
five sisters
Mrs. C. Hearst and
Mrs. William Smith both of St. Louis
Mrs. Byrd Sample, St. Genevieve, Missouri
Miss Carolyn Spradling, Farmington, Missouri and
Mrs. J. W. Waller, Bonne Terre
and nine grandchildren.
Mr. Spradling was a member of the First Methodist church and the Masonic and Knights of Pythias lodges. He was a former member of the Rotary Club.
Funeral services were held at the Ulmer Funeral Home, Carthage
Rev. Charles Caldwell, D.D. pastor of the First Methodist Church officiated.
Bio information in part by Bill Boggess.
Birth: 1st of eight known children in Saint Genevieve county, Missouri (earliest white settlement in 1735 of what became Missouri).
Census: 1900, age 14, Randolph, Saint Francois county, Missouri with parents, paternal grandfather & six younger siblings.
Census: 1910, age 23, Saint Louis (Independent city) Missouri with parents & seven younger siblings.
WW I Draft Registration, 12 SEP 1918, Marceline, Linn county, Missouri, single, age 33, blue eyes, brown hair, superintendent, city light & water, next of kin: Catherine Spradling.
Census: 1920, age 35, Carrollton, Carroll county, Missouri.
The newly wed couple moved first to Saint Louis then to Marshfield, Webster county, Missouri, having their first two children then moved on to Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri in fall of 1927 where they purchased the 1890 Anheuser-Busch Corporation of Saint Louis created Carthage Ice company.
Census: 1930, age 44, Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri with wife & two children, manager of Ice House, living at 1204 south Main street (across street and street car tracks from "Wetzell's Folly" & north side of Paul Davey's home).
Census: 1940, age 55 Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri with wife & four children at 1410 Grand avenue.
Harry employed his sister Ruth's three boys, twins, Joe & Lee with whom I lunched with at their home in 1983, Johnson county, Kansas before my move to Florida and younger Jake Waller (married one of Orville D Knight of 519 east 13th street daughter's, our Sunday school teacher and mailman) who had a motorcycle and would give us kids short rides on Grand avenue before WW II, then 'Ole Harry set them up elsewhere to make room for his son, Harry, in the business. Spradling's bought a nice home built for Lloyd Cowgill in 1901, at 1410 Grand avenue, between the Peiffer and the home built for William P Miller in the 1890's, rented by Carl Raymond Gray, then owned by Albert A Ramsey, where he lived out his generous life while expanding their business to include nationally known companies.
Harry enjoyed companionship on the golf course but never learned to control his temper when hitting a bad shot.
Death: in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri.
Father: Ambrose Taylor Spradling b: 22 NOV 1859, in Missouri.
Mother: Susan Caroline Shannon b: 22 DEC 1860 in Flat River, Saint Francois county, Missouri
Marriage: Sarah Helen Montgomery b: 11 OCT 1894 in Marceline, Linn county, Missouri
Married: 28 JUN 1924 in Kirksville, Adair county, Missouri.
Known Children
Harry Montgomery Spradling b: 3 APR 1926 in Marshfield, Webster county, Missouri
Helen Elizabeth Spradling b: 2 AUG 1927 in Marshfield, Webster county,Missouri
Ida Ruth Spradling b: about 1931 in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri
James Robert Spradling b: 28 SEP 1935 in Carthage, Jasper county, Missouri
__________________________________________________
CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
OCTOBER 26, 1964
HARRY A. SPRADLING, 79, PROMINENT CARTHAGE CIVIC AND BUSINESS LEADER DIES; RITES 2:30 WEDNESDAY
Harry A. Spradling, 79, chairman of Refrigerated Services, Inc., and chairman of the boards of Southwest Marketers, Inc. and RSI Investment Co., died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, following a long illness.
Death came at the family home, 1410 Grand Avenue.
One of Carthage's most progressive business leaders, Mr. Spradling came here in 1927 when he and associate, C. K. Rowland, St. Louis, purchased the Carthage Ice and Cold Storage Company. The name recently was changed to Refrigerated Services, Inc.
He had been in ill health 10 years, but never gave up, and while he failed physically, he was mentally alert and in cooperation with his son, Harry M. Spradling, continued active in directing the business of the two organizations of which he was head.
Under Mr. Spradling's direction, Carthage Ice and Cold Storage was built into the two flourishing organizations.
He was a leader in the Carthage Chamber of Commerce for many years and in the 1930's served on the board and took a lead in the industrial development of Carthage. He gave of his time and money to all civic enterprises designed to make Carthage a better city in which to live.
Under his guiding hand, Carthage Ice and Cold Storage grew steadily. One of the acquisitions of the 1930's was to bring a Standard Brands Inc., egg breaking plant to Carthage. The plant continued seasonal operations here for many years, finally ceasing, due to scarcity of eggs in the area.
He also was responsible for the location here of the L. D. Schreiber Cheese Company, Inc., in the late 40's which has its quarters in Refrigerated Services plant and has continuously expanded.
* * *
Safeway's cheese plant also located in Carthage because of the availability of cold storage facilities. The turkey processing plant, Carthage Poultry, is another industry in which Refrigerated Services played a major role in acquiring. The latest additions to the food industry in which he played a leading role in bringing to Carthage are Party Steak company and Fox Deluxe Foods, both of which have quarters with Refrigerated Services.
Refrigerated Services has continued its steady growth as has its subsidiary, Southwest Marketers.
As a result of Mr. Spradling's vision, Carthage looms large in the food industry, which, it is estimated, gives employment to around 400 persons.
Harry Ambrose Spradling, son of Carolyn Shannon Spradling and Ambrose Taylor Spradling, was born October 13, 1885, in St. Genevieve county, Missouri. When he was three years old his parents moved to Farmington where his father owned a general merchandise store.
Harry attended the Farmington public schools and Carleton College in that city. Later he took and electrical engineering course and received his degree and as a result played an important role in the power production and communications field.
He was active in athletics during his high school and college years.
When he was 16 his father purchased the St. Francis county telephone system and this made the son, Harry, happy because he could climb telephone poles instead of working in the store, which he thoroughly disliked. The Spradlings sold the telephone business in 1901 and moved to St. Louis.
* * *
Early in his career, Mr. Spradling worked on the Memphis & Iron Mountain railroad and was also employed at the National Lead Mines as electrician, then by the Cuyahoga Telephone Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Later he joined the Western Union, building lines from Ft. Smith, Arkansas to Mangum North Missouri Power company. His next stop was Marceline where he accepted the post of manager of the municipal light plant.
* * *
He quit Marceline in 1917 to organize and construct the plant of the Bucklin Light and Power company and in 1920 he went to Carrolton as general manager and part owner of the Carrolton Water, Light and Transit company.
Returning to Marceline in 1923 he sold the Bucklin plant and purchased the St. Genevieve and St. Mary's Power plant in Fredericktown, Mo.
In 1926 he disposed of his holdings in the Missouri Electric Power, selling to Central States Power company and acquired power systems in Cassville, Exeter and Wheaton. He sold these holdings in 1927 when he purchased the Carthage Ice and Cold Storage and the family moved to Carthage. He also acquired ice plants in Webb City, Lamar, Greenfield, Lockwood and Golden City, Missouri.
June 24, 1924 Mr. Spradling returned to Marceline to claim Miss Sarah Helen Montgomery as his bride.
Surviving are his wife and four children,
HARRY M. SPRADLING, who is president of Refrigerated Services, Inc.m and RSI Investment Company
JAMES R. SPRADLING, a member of the law firm of Birkhead & Spradling
MRS. E. E. BOYLAN, Caracas, Venezuela, the former Helen Spradling
MRS. ROBERT PLATT, Carthage, the former Ida Ruth Spradling
five sisters
Mrs. C. Hearst and
Mrs. William Smith both of St. Louis
Mrs. Byrd Sample, St. Genevieve, Missouri
Miss Carolyn Spradling, Farmington, Missouri and
Mrs. J. W. Waller, Bonne Terre
and nine grandchildren.
Mr. Spradling was a member of the First Methodist church and the Masonic and Knights of Pythias lodges. He was a former member of the Rotary Club.
Funeral services were held at the Ulmer Funeral Home, Carthage
Rev. Charles Caldwell, D.D. pastor of the First Methodist Church officiated.
Bio information in part by Bill Boggess.
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