Woodford "Woodie" Sparks

1936 - 2013  (77 years)

• Name	Woodford "Woodie" Sparks  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Woodie
  Birth	6 May 1936	Lawrence County, Alabama   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Jul 2013	Lawrence County, Alabama   [1]
  Burial	Moulton Memory Gardens, Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama   [1]
  Notes	Obituary, from FindAGrave: Moulton Funeral for Woodie Sparks, 77, of Moulton will be Thursday, July 18, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Dr. Tim Lovett, Dr. Tommy Whitlow and the Rev. Charles Sparks officiating and Elliott Funeral Home directing. Burial will be in Moulton Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from noon until 1:45 p.m. at the church. Woodie Sparks, who died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at his home, was born in Lawrence County, May 6, 1936, to Luther N. Sparks and Mattie McLemore Sparks. Woodie was a well known electrician and appliance repair serviceman for over 55 years. He founded Sparks Appliance Repair in 1967. For the past 15 years, his grandson, Hunter, has worked with him and will continue running the family business. He was preceded in death by his parents; and sisters, Imogene Sparks, Pauline Terry, Beatrice Voss and Judy Naylor. He is survived by his wife of almost 59 years, Doris J. Givens Sparks; two sons, Tony W. Sparks (Melanie) and Ronnie L. Sparks (Tracy); one daughter, Tana K. Sparks Frost; seven grandchildren, Amber Sparks, Adrian Sparks Richardson (Dusty), Hunter Frost (Jessica), Hannah Frost, Haley Sparks, Luke Sparks (Ashley), Keeton Sparks; and one great- granddaughter, Presley Mae Richardson. Pallbearers will be Hunter Frost, Luke Sparks, Keeton Sparks, Dusty Richardson, Tim Voss and Todd Givens. Honorary pallbearers will be Dewayne McKelvey, Tom Legg, Otis Shelton, Anthony Alexander, Bill Littrell and Elton Porter.
  Person ID	I43962	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Luther N. Sparks,   b. 26 Dec 1896, Alabama d. 4 Oct 1951 (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Mattie E. McLemore,   b. Between Oct 1894 and 17 Oct 1898, Alabama d. 11 Sep 1981 (Age ~ 86 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F13072	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 6 May 1936 - Lawrence County, Alabama Death - 16 Jul 2013 - Lawrence County, Alabama  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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.), # 113931056 (Reliability: 3). [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Census Place: Oakville, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: T627_51; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 40-20. (Reliability: 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.), # 44922254 (Reliability: 3).