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Edgar Sprouse Obituary



SPROUSE EDGAR J. SPROUSE On Sunday, August 23, 2009 at his residence. EDGAR J. SPROUSE of Alexandria, VA. Beloved husband of Irmgard Sprouse; father of Stuart Sprouse; brother of James A. Barnett and the late John A. and the late Cecil C. Barnett. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Mr. Sprouse was 20 year veteran of the US Army and worked 20 years with Fairfax County Schools. Funeral services at the JEFFERSON FUNERAL CHAPEL, 5755 Castlewellan Dr. (one block south of the intersection of Franconia Rd. and S. Van Dorn St.) on Monday, August 31 at 11 a.m. Interment Quantico National Cemetery. The family requests contributions be made to St. John Lutheran Church and/or Capital Hospice.

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Published by The Washington Post on Aug. 27, 2009.

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