Grace Juanita Gerner Spradlin was born on March 23, 1928, at the family farm in Bessie, Oklahoma, to her parents, Louis and Rosa (Reinschmiedt) Gerner.
She passed away on April 12, 2025, at the Corn Heritage Village in Weatherford, Oklahoma, with her family by her side.
Grace attended New Hebron Grade School through the 8th grade. She graduated from Cordell High School in 1946.