William Sprowson

William Sprowson 1918 - 2008 ADAMS William T. Sprowson, 90, formerly of 27 Overlook Terrace, died Saturday evening, Nov. 22, 2008, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Born in North Adams on Jan. 20, 1918, son of William H. and Florence Deguzzi Sprowson, he attended North Adams schools and graduated from Drury High School in 1936. Mr. Sprowson was employed with the General Electric Co. in Pittsfield in the Transformer Dept as a foreman for over 30 years, retiring in 1980. He came to Adams in 1941, and was a long time member of the Berkshire Lodge of Masons. His wife, the former Mildred Johnson, whom he married June 15, 1940, died July 1, 2002. He leaves one daughter, Jo Ann Martin of Venice, Fla.; two brothers, Edward Sprowson of Connecticut and James Sprowson of North Adams; two sisters, Emily Filiault of Stamford, Vt., and Elizabeth Barron of Williamstown; three grandchildren, Melissa Martin of Bennington, Vt., and Timothy Martin and Richard Martin, both of Adams; three great-grandchildren Richard Martin Jr., Shelby Martin, and MacKensie Martin, and nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by one brother, Albert Sprowson, and by one sister, Mae Osborn. FUNERAL NOTICE: Services for William T. Sprowson will take place Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, at 2 p.m. from the TROTTIER PRINGLE FUNERAL HOME, 6 Summer St., with the Rev. Donald Gray, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Adams, officiating. Burial will follow in Bellevue Cemetery. There will be no calling hours. Donations in his memory can be made to the Adams Ambulance Fund or the Adams Alert Hose Co. through the funeral home.