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Hugh Bernice Sparks, Sr.

Male 1920 - 1994  (73 years)


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  • Name Hugh Bernice Sparks  [1, 2
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 27 Aug 1920  San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 31 Jul 1994  Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 2 Aug 1994  Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Obituary

      Bro. Hugh Sparks

      Funeral Services for Bro. Hugh Sparks, 73, of San Augustine were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, 1994, at the Wyman Roberts Funeral Chapel in San Augustine. Interment followed at Liberty Hill Cemetery.

      He died Sunday, July 31, at Woodland Heights Medical Center hospital in Lufkin.

      Bro. Sparks had served 28 years a pastor of the Liberty Springs United Methodist Church in Sabine County near Milam. He was a lifelong resident of the San Augustine County area.

      Survivors: wife, Inez Sparks of San Augustine, a daughter, Debbie Adkins of Athens; a son H.B. Sparks of Center; three sisters, Frances Maxwell and Betty Jean Cartwright, both of San Augustine, and Claudine Selden of Longview; a brother, Beeman Sparks of San Augustine; and six grandchildren.

      Published in The Sabine County Reporter, August 3, 1994, page 10
    Person ID I37486  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2023 

    Father Ernest Richard Sparks,   b. 13 Dec 1890, Old Pleasant Hill, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1956, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Audra "Audrie" Eva Ford,   b. Feb 1894, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1991, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 97 years) 
    Married 25 Jul 1914  [3
    • FindAGrave shows them as the parents of Beeman Rudolph, Dixie "Marie", Frances Kathleen, Hugh Bernice, Ernest "LeRoy", Betty Jean, and Claudine.
    Family ID F12732  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Inez King,   b. 20 Jan 1926, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 2011, Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married Bef 1952 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Last Modified 9 May 2011 
    Family ID F11519  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Aug 1920 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Jul 1994 - Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 Aug 1994 - Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), April 6, 2011, Page 11 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 25702001 (Reliability: 3).