Obituary for Ben Spraggins
Funeral service for Ben Spraggins, age 45, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at the Sulphur Springs Civic Center Auditorium with Denver Hines officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Spraggins passed away in Plano, Texas on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 after succumbing to injuries from an accident in Waco in June.
Benjamin Lee Spraggins was born on September 10, 1979 in Fort Worth, Texas to Gary and Deanna Spraggins. Ben graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1998 and went on to attend Texas State Technical College where he focused his studies in Aviation. Ben was a teacher of Culinary Arts at Greenville High School and was known to all as “Chef Ben”. He married Amy Laine Hoskison in Sulphur Springs, Texas on June 23, 2001. Ben was also a private pilot, loved catering, cooking, and participating in cooking/grilling competitions. Ben was a member of One Church in Sulphur Springs.
Ben was a proud registered organ donor and because of that, his heart, liver, kidneys, and skin tissue will continue to help countless others in their time of need. Ben’s legacy is one of hope and generosity.
Ben is survived by his wife, Amy Laine Spraggins; daughter, Sallee Brooke Spraggins; son, Brodie Jack Spraggins; parents, Gary and Deanna Spraggins; brothers, Brant Spraggins of Sulphur Springs and Gary Spraggins, Jr. and his wife Lindsey of Heath; sisters, Lori Jones and husband Joe and Jodie Thomas and husband Aaron both of Fort Worth; mother and father-in-law, Gary and Vickie Hoskison of Klondike; grandmother, Martha Jane Brantley of Sulphur Springs; grandmother-in-law, Betty Hoskison of Klondike; sister-in-law, Holly Lane and her husband Chris of Longview; and numerous nieces & nephews and aunts & uncles.
He was preceded in death by his grandpa, Homer Brantley; grandparents, Archie and Flossie Spraggins; grandmother-in-law, Bobbie Black; and grandfather-in-law, Rayford Hoskison.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider a donation to the Ben Spraggins Scholarship Fund (details pending).
Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.
The online register can be signed at www.murrayorwosky.com
