Lester Lowell Spriggs, age 95 of Greenbrier, Arkansas died on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Greenbrier Nursing and Rehab in Greenbrier, Arkansas. He was born in Clayton, New Mexico on May 18, 1926 to Lloyd Spriggs and Bertha Scott Spriggs. He married Edna Johnson of Weatherford, Oklahoma. He was a loving husband for 69 years and a brother, uncle and friend to many. He was a United States Army Veteran and proudly served in WWII. He worked at a power plant in New Mexico for many years.

He loved old cars, working on the farm and raising cattle. He enjoyed traveling. He and Edna traveled all over the United States including Alaska. He never made it to Hawaii. Most of his traveling was done in an RV with his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Cliff and Lova Roach.

He was a bit accident prone and most of his bones were held together with rods and screws. He fell off of a house and had two broken arms and a broken jaw. Edna had to feed him. He also had a tree fall on him and an electric door closed on him. He was greatly loved by his family and will be missed.

Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Edna Johnson Spriggs of Greenbrier; sister, Lenora Foster and husband Bob of Truth or Consequences, NM; and many nephews, nieces, extended family and friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd and Bertha Spriggs; and brothers, John, Millard, Emery and Raymond.

Funeral services for him was10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Roller-Coffman Chapel in Marshall, Arkansas with Bro. Trevor McCallister officiating. Burial followed in Marshall Memorial Gardens where he was laid to rest with military honors. Pallbearers were Stephen Treadwell, Steve McCallister, Cliff Ferguson, Harrison Ralph, Jim Green and Mike Roach.