Published by admin on Tue, 12/26/2023 - 4:25pm
Orvilla “Jean” Goodsell Spargur was born Sept. 28, 1933, on a farm near Quinn, S.D., the youngest of four children born to May Tina (Malisch) Goodsell and Clarence Lester Goodsell.
Jean married the love of her life, James Bernard Spargur, April 2, 1952. They were married for 65 years until Jim’s death in 2017. To this union were born four children, Ed, Linda (Chuck), Carmen (Steve), and Roy (Richelle).
The family moved several times over the years between South Dakota, Washington state and Alaska, ultimately returning home to South Dakota.