Mrs. Virginia Murden Sprouse, 85, a resident of Nassawadox, Virginia, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2006 at Heritage Hall Health Care in Nassawadox, Va. A native of Hampton, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William P. Murden and the late Bessie McDaniel Murden. She was a retired clerk for Sears and a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Newport News, Virginia. She is survived by two sons, Joseph J. Sprouse, Jr. and his wife Lara of Nassawadox, Va., & Richard P. Sprouse and his wife Rhonda of Texas; two brothers, William P. Murden, Jr. and his wife Mabel of Missouri, & John Murden and his wife Anne of Richmond, Va.; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She was predeceased by a daughter, Elizabeth Ann Hill. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday December 2, 2006 at 1:00 pm from the graveside of Green Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Newport News, Va. with the Rev. John B. Haynes officiating. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com Arrangements made by Doughty Funeral Home, Exmore.