Springdale, AR
21 Apr 2004
Dorothy Rhea Bolinger Sparks, 75, of Huntsville, died April 17, 2004. She was accompanied in death by her husband of 61 years, Elton James Eugene Sparks. They were united in marriage on April 28, 1943, in Berryville. Dorothy was born Sept. 12, 1928, at Wharton Creek, the daughter of Dewey and Mildred (Phillips) Bolinger. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Huntsville. She retired from the Madison County Health Department after 20 years of service. Her hobbies included baking, sewing and quilting. She was gifted in writing sincere cards and letters for every imaginable occasion.
She is survived by two sons, Phil Sparks of Atlanta, Ga., and Jamie Sparks of Huntsville; one brother, Howard Bolinger of Huntsville; one sister, Joyce Pike of Portland, Ore.; three granddaughters and four grandsons, Shane Sparks, Kris Sparks, Deanna Sparks and Jarred Sparks of Atlanta, Sherry Sue Nease of Fort Collins, Colo., Richard Sparks of the U.S. Coast Guard and Kerry Sparks of Fayetteville.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today, April 21 at the Church of Christ in Huntsville with Larry Combs, minister officiating.
Interment will be in Huntsville Cemetery under the direction of Brashears Funeral Home in Huntsville. Pallbearers will be Jason Bigbee, Dustin Sahlmann, John Nease, Richard Sparks, Shane Sparks and Brett Bolinger.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Springdale, AR
21 Apr 2004
Dorothy Rhea Bolinger Sparks, 75, of Huntsville, died April 17, 2004. She was accompanied in death by her husband of 61 years, Elton James Eugene Sparks. They were united in marriage on April 28, 1943, in Berryville. Dorothy was born Sept. 12, 1928, at Wharton Creek, the daughter of Dewey and Mildred (Phillips) Bolinger. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Huntsville. She retired from the Madison County Health Department after 20 years of service. Her hobbies included baking, sewing and quilting. She was gifted in writing sincere cards and letters for every imaginable occasion.
She is survived by two sons, Phil Sparks of Atlanta, Ga., and Jamie Sparks of Huntsville; one brother, Howard Bolinger of Huntsville; one sister, Joyce Pike of Portland, Ore.; three granddaughters and four grandsons, Shane Sparks, Kris Sparks, Deanna Sparks and Jarred Sparks of Atlanta, Sherry Sue Nease of Fort Collins, Colo., Richard Sparks of the U.S. Coast Guard and Kerry Sparks of Fayetteville.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today, April 21 at the Church of Christ in Huntsville with Larry Combs, minister officiating.
Interment will be in Huntsville Cemetery under the direction of Brashears Funeral Home in Huntsville. Pallbearers will be Jason Bigbee, Dustin Sahlmann, John Nease, Richard Sparks, Shane Sparks and Brett Bolinger.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
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