Patricia “Pat” Gail Sprout, 82, of Delphos, Kansas, passed away Monday, October 17, 2022 in Minneapolis, Kansas.

Pat was born in Salina on May 7, 1940 to the late Ray and Ella Marie (Sanborn) Belden.

She worked at both the Strand and Fox Watson Theaters before becoming a nurse’s aide at Asbury Hospital.

She met Earl W. Sprout on November 20, 1961 and they married December 24, 1961. They moved to Texas where they lived almost 45 years and came back to Kansas in 2005.

Pat is survived by her sons, David Sprout (Karyn) of Colorado, Mark Sprout of Kansas; granddaughter, Jackie Jeans of Auburn, California; brother, Richard Belden (Barbara) of Bennington, Kansas; sisters, Sandra Dresser of Salina, and Connie Brown of Oklahoma; sister-in-law, Erma Sprout of Salina; several nieces, nephews, and step grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Earl Sprout; her parents; brother, Kenneth Belden, and sister, Peggy Carson.

Graveside services will be on Friday, October 28, at 11:00 am at Highland Cemetery, New Cambria.

Donations may be made to the Delphos United Methodist Church, in care of Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home, 500 S. Ohio St., Salina, Kansas 67401.