General Information

Birth
13 JAN 1893
Loy, Madison County, Arkansas
Death
9 FEB 1980
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama
Burial
Alabam Cemetery, Madison County, Huntsville, Arkansas

Notes

The Madison County Record

Huntsville, AR

21 Feb 1980

Albert D. Sparks, 87, of Huntsville died February 9 at Huntsville Memorial Hospital. Born January 13, 1893, at Loy, he was the son of James M. and Eva Park Sparks. He was a retired stave mill operator, World War I veteran and member of Huntsville Church of Christ.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Alberta Keeling Sparks on January 12, 1962. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Era Stamps Sparks of the home; a son, Elton Sparks of Huntsville; five daughters, Rema Kay Easley of Springdale, and Golda Skaggs, Imogene Sparks, Mary Bolinger and Roberta McElhaney of Huntsville; 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Services were at 3 p.m. Monday, February 11, at the Huntsville Church of Christ with Bill Hooten officiating. Burial was in Alabam Cemetery under the direction of Brashears Funeral Home of Huntsville.

Pallbearers were grandsons: Butch Bolinger, Truman Skaggs, Phil Sparks, Everett Hill, Jr., Jamie Sparks and Arnold Luttrell.

Honorary pallbearers were R. G. Howard, Leland Lewis, Ernest Spurlock and Gerald Warren.

Gravesite Details

shares headstone with Era and Imogene and has a military foot marker

Parents

James Madison Sparks
- Father
1856 - 1940
Birth
2 OCT 1856
Quincy, Adams County, Illinois
Death
21 OCT 1940
Madison County, Arkansas
Burial
Alabam, Madison, Huntsville, Arkansas, USA
Eva Jane Park
- Mother
1864 - 1954
Birth
23 AUG 1864
Labanon, Laclede County, Missouri
Death
10 OCT 1954
Yakima County, Washington
Burial
Alabam, Madison, Huntsville, Arkansas, USA

Spouse

Era Kay Stamps
- Wife
1900 - 1991
Birth
3 OCT 1900
Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas
Death
17 JUN 1991
Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas
Burial
Alabam Cemetery, Madison County, Huntsville, Arkansas

Children

Alberta Keeling Sparks
- Daughter
Death
12 JAN 1963
Elton James Eugene Sparks
- Son
1925 - 2004
Birth
1 OCT 1925
Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas
Death
17 APR 2004
Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
Huntsville Cemetery, Madison County, Huntsville, Arkansas
Rema Kay Sparks
- Daughter
Golda Sparks
- Daughter
Imogene Sparks
- Daughter
1984 - 1984
Birth
6 MAR 1984
Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas
Death
4 MAR 1984
Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas
Burial
Alabam Cemetery, Madison County, Huntsville, Arkansas
Mary Sparks
- Daughter
Death
3 JUL 1987
Roberta Sparks
- Daughter