Elton James Eugene Sparks

The Morning News

Springdale, AR

21 Apr 2004

Elton James Eugene Sparks, 78, of Huntsville died April 17, 2004. He was accompanied in death by his wife of 61 years, Dorothy Rhea Bolinger Sparks. They were united in marriage on April 28, 1943, in Berryville. Elton was born Oct. 1, 1925, in Kingston, the son of A.D. and Era Stamps Sparks. He was a member and deacon of the Church of Christ in Huntsville. Elton was a World War II and Korean War Army veteran and was the recipient of five Bronze Stars. He enjoyed cooking, fishing, gardening and hunting.

He is survived by two sons, Phil Sparks of Atlanta, Ga., and Jamie Sparks of Huntsville; two sisters, Golda Skaggs of Huntsville and Roberta McElhaney of Peachtree City, Ga.; three granddaughters and four grandsons, Shane Sparks, Kris Sparks, Deanna Sparks and Jarred Sparks of Atlanta, Ga., Sherry Sue Nease of Fort Collins, Colo., Richard Sparks of the U.S. Coast Guard and Kerry Sparks of Fayetteville.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today 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 Truman Skaggs, Larry Skaggs, Terry Keeling, Stan Keeling, Wylie Fowler and Wes Fowler.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Gravesite Details

He married Dorothy Rhea Bolinger Sparks in 1943. He served in the U.S. Army in both World War II and Korea.