Jo Kathleen Sprague
10/15/2018 8:23:00 AM - Final Journey

SPRAGUE, JO KATHY, age 66, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Friday, October 12, 2018, surrounded by her family at Andahwod in Mt. Pleasant. 

Funeral Services for Jo Kathy will be held on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at 1 p.m. at the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Gym, with Rev. Doyle Perry officiating. Interment will immediately follow in Denver Township Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the Tribal Gym following the burial. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Clark Family Funeral Chapel, and on Wednesday one hour prior to the funeral service at the Tribal Gym. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and also at the Tribal Gym.

Jo Kathy was born November 26, 1951, in Mt. Pleasant, the daughter of Philemon and Eleanor (Thomas) Sprague. She worked as a security guard manager at the casino and as a librarian at the Tribal Library. Jo Kathy was a proud member of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, and attended theSaginaw Chippewa Indian Methodist Church. She loved bingo, bowling, playing dice, and traveling. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family.

Jo Kathy is survived by her daughters Sharon Bennett (Robert Sheahan), Carla Jo Bennett, and Laura Perez, all of Mt. Pleasant; 19 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; brothers Philemon "Bean" Sprague, Larry Sprague, Ken Sprague (Marilyn Johnson), Bernard (Bonnie) Sprague, a sister Barb Sprague, all of Mt. Pleasant; and her dog Giida.

Jo Kathy was preceded in death by her parents; grandparents Eli and Betsie Thomas; 3 sisters Rebecca, Shirley, and Phyllis; 4 brothers Phillip, Gary, Wayne, and Rocky; and 2 granddaughters Lynnova Rose Sheahan and Lakaysha Kay Thomas.

The Sprague family would like to extend a special thank you to her good friend Brenda Neosh for being by her side.