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Marilyn “Biff” Joy Sproat, age 92, of the Lutheran Care Center, Altamont, Illinois,
formerly of St. Elmo, passed away at 12:06 p.m. on Wednesday February 25, 2026, at
St. Anthony’s Hospital, Effingham, Illinois, surrounded by her loving family.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be left at
www.pagelfuneralhome.com
Marilyn was born June 29, 1933, in Vandalia, Illinois, the daughter of Lawrence Adam
Abbott and Minnie Elizabeth Abbott nee Heather. She married Jack Sproat on
November 10th, 1951, in Vandalia, Illinois. She spent many years self-employed as a
tax preparer. She enjoyed reading books, visiting with friends and family, and loved to
walk through graveyards, looking at different stones. Over the years, she served the St.
Elmo community and the Lord in many ways. She was a Sunday School teacher, on
the Board of the St. Elmo Library and the First United Methodist Church of St. Elmo.
She is survived by two sons, Mark Sproat (wife Lisa) of Glen Ellyn, Illinois and Dave
Sproat of Lisle, Illinois; two daughters, Beth Feezel of Bartlesville, Oklahoma and Sally
Sproat of Las Vegas, Nevada; Mardeanna Meadows-Sproat beloved former daughter in
law of Effingham; grandchildren, Bennett and Tim Sproat, Paige and Logan
Meltabarger (wife, Bailey), Reagan (husband, Matthew) Hanson, Payton (fiance, Garrett
Hoene) Sproat, Mike (wife, Tina) Feezel, Matt (wife, Tracy) Feezel, Jennifer (husband,
Josh) Malwick, Julie (husband, Johnny) Bradam, numerous great-grandchildren and
many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; her parents, Lawrence and Minnie,
and sisters and brothers in law Fern and Ralph Sperry, Madelyn and Charlie Metzger,
Marjorie “Marky” and Willard Grubaugh, Opal and Charles McNeely and Oral and Lester
Forbes.
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