Jack Sparks

Jack E. Sparks was born April 5, 1915 in Cambria, Illinois. He was the son of Joseph Louis and Della Silveria Sparks. He married Helen A. Kafaro in Mountain Home, Arkansas on December 17, 1987. Mr. Sparks served with the United States Army for nine years and was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of North American Retired Federal Employees, the Polish American Social Club, and American Association of Retired Persons. Mr. Sparks moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas from Bellview, Illinois during 1974. He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church. Jack E. Sparks passed away at Baxter Regional Medical Center on November 8, 2005, at the age of 90 years, 7 months and 3 days. Survivors: Wife of eighteen years, Helen A. Sparks of Mountain Home, Arkansas; one daughter-in-law, Cindy Sparks (Charles) Larson of Wimberley, Texas; two granddaughters, Renee Sparks (David) Welker of Parker, Arizona, and Michele Sparks of Berlin, New Hampshire; and one brother, Donald Bearden of Killeen, Texas Preceded in Death by: His parents, one step-son, first wife Helen Esther Sparks; two sisters and three brothers Visitation: Friday, November 11, 5:00-8:00 p.m. Funeral: 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 12, 2005, Kirby-Boaz Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Kenneth Taglauer officiating. Burial: Kirby's Tucker Memorial Cemetery with the Alley White American Legion Honor Guard Memorials: Salvation Army, 121 Highway 201 North, Mountain Home, AR 72653 Active Bearers: The Polish American Social Club