Melba Hathaway Sparks

1916 - 2008  (91 years)

• Name	Melba Hathaway Sparks  [1]
  Birth	6 Jun 1916	Marshall, Saline County, Missouri   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 Mar 2008	Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
  Notes	Melba Hathaway Benkelman Tuesday, March 25, 2008 June 6, 1916 - March 17, 2008 Melba Hathaway Benkelman, 91, died Monday (March 17, 2008) MANHATTAN, Kan. -- at Meadowlark Hills Care Center in Manhattan, Kan. She was born June 6, 1916, in Marshall, Mo., to William Addison and Alma (Hathaway) Sparks. She married Charles Wilmot Benkelman on March 26, 1939. They lived in McDonald, Kan., from 1939-1975. She moved to Atwood in 1975, after her husband's death. She moved to Meadowlark Hills Care Center in 2001. She was a member of McDonald Federated Church, the church guild, a charter member of McDonald Garden Club and Chapter AX of the PEO Sisterhood in Atwood. She also was a member of First Church, Town and Country Civic Club and the Northwestern Art Guild. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Charles. Survivors include her sons, Brent and wife, Virginia of Manhattan, Kan., Bill and wife, Susan of Wakeeney, Kan., and Paul and wife, Georgette of Denver, Colo.; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be Thursday, 11 a.m., at Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Atwood with the Rev. Chris Edwards officiating. A private graveside service will be in Grace Cemetery in McDonald. Memorials may be given to Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research, Kansas State University, 1 Chalmbers Hall, Manhattan, KS 68506-3901 or American Heart Association. Williams Funeral Home of Atwood is in charge of arrangements. ?u?<http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1320425.html>?/u?
  Person ID	I2356	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Charles Wilmot Benkelman,   b. 27 Jul 1915, McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas d. 5 Dec 1972, McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	26 Mar 1939  [1]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F1519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Jun 1916 - Marshall, Saline County, Missouri Death - 17 Mar 2008 - Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.