Shelby County Indiana
Obituaries
Sparks
Obituaries
Sparks
The Shelbyville News
About 1982
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SPARKS
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Services for Mrs. Nellie May Sparks, 62, Hilltop Village, who died Friday afternoon at W.S. Major Hospital shortly after admission, will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Murphy Mortuary. The Rev. Don Rissler will officiate. Burial will be in Bennett Cemetery.About 1982
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SPARKS
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Friends may call after 5 p.m. today. A daughter of Edward and Lettie (Baker) Basset, Mrs. Sparks was born May 14, 1920, in Shelby County. She was married in 1945 in Batesville to Jesse L. Sparks, who preceded her in death Oct. 29, 1981.
Surviving is a son, Jimmie Sparks, Lisbon Falls, Main; two grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Walter (Ruby) Tucker, Belleflower, Calif,; Mrs. Joseph (Ruth) Lanwerlen, Mrs. Lucy Saunders, Mrs. Dale (Pat) Bastin, Mrs. Wayne (Marilyn) Wilson, all of Shelbyville; Mrs. James (Betty) Taggart, Waldron, and Mrs. Charles Henderson, Hope, and a brother, Jack Bassett, Shelbyville. A brother, sister and son preceded her in death.
Submitted by Kathy Kelley
The Shelbyville Republican
Thursday February 20, 1936
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LOCAL MAN’S SISTER DIES
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Mrs. C. M. Sparks Passes Away; Funeral at Greensburg
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Mrs. Charles M. [ Sylvia] Sparks, 40 years old, sister of Leslie Knarr of Shelbyville, died at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday in the Deaconess hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she underwent a operation a week ago. She was a resident of Greensburg.Thursday February 20, 1936
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LOCAL MAN’S SISTER DIES
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Mrs. C. M. Sparks Passes Away; Funeral at Greensburg
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She was the daughter of William and Minnie Robbins Knarr and was born at Harris City, September 5, 1895. She married Mr. Sparks April 5, 1910. The husband and a daughter, Mavern, survive. A son Oscar, died at the age of 21 months.
Other survivors are her father, and five sisters, Mrs. Albert [ Grace] Weber, Mrs. Roger [Evelyn] Ingels, Mrs. Leo [Mabel B.] Nichting and Leo [Myrtle] Deuser, all of Cincinnati.
Funeral services will be held at the home in Greensburg, 128 West Main street, at 2 p.m. Friday. The Rev. J. F. Mitchell will officiate.
The Shelbyville Republican
October 27, 1917
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MRS. LAURA SPARKS DIED VERY SUDDENLY
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WAS UP TOWN FRIDAY NIGHT
IN USUAL HEALTH--
PASSED AWAY SATURDAY NOON--
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WAS WIDOW OF LERT SPARKS.
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Mrs. Laura Sparks, widow of Lyrton Sparks died at noon today at her home 138 east Franklin street. Mrs. Sparks lived alone. Though she has been more or less an invalid for some time her death came rather suddenly as she was down town with friends last night and seemed to be in the best of spirits. She suffered a severe attack of neuralgia of the stomach. Dr. Sam Kennedy was called and spent several hours in an effort to save her but it was not to be. Mrs. Sparks was born July 23, 1856, making her at the time of her death something over 61 years of age. She was an orphan having been raised by Mr. and Mrs. William Moore. Her only surviving relative who is Robert E. Moore of Flat Rock is a second cousin. She probably has a number of relatives but they are not known to her and she lost touch with them.October 27, 1917
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MRS. LAURA SPARKS DIED VERY SUDDENLY
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WAS UP TOWN FRIDAY NIGHT
IN USUAL HEALTH--
PASSED AWAY SATURDAY NOON--
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WAS WIDOW OF LERT SPARKS.
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Mrs. Sparks was good and kind and was loved by all who knew her. The funeral arrangements will be in charge of Stewart and Fix and the details will be announced by them later.
Submitted by Phyllis Miller Fleming for Rebecca Lyles
The Shelbyville Democrat
Saturday, October 27, 1917
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WIDOW OF LATE LYRTON SPARKS
DIED AT NOON
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NOTED CHARITY WORKER
EXPIRES SUDDENLY--
ONLY ONE BLOOD RELATIVE SURVIVES.
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Mrs. Laura Sparks, widow of Lyrton Sparks, passed away at 12 o'clock today at her home on east Franklin street, from an illness from which she had been suffering for the past several days, but her death came unexpectedly to her many friends because she felt so much improved Friday evening that she made a trip up town.Saturday, October 27, 1917
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WIDOW OF LATE LYRTON SPARKS
DIED AT NOON
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NOTED CHARITY WORKER
EXPIRES SUDDENLY--
ONLY ONE BLOOD RELATIVE SURVIVES.
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Only one relative survives her and he is a second cousin, Robert E. Moore, of Flat Rock. Friends of Mrs. Sparks were told by her some time before her illness that she knew of no other relative.
She was born in Indianapolis sixty-one years ago last July and she was brought to this city when she was only two weeks old and had made Shelbyville her home ever since. When fifteen years of age she was united with the Christian church here and had always worked for the betterment of those around her. She was widely known for her charity work and many of those she has helped will sadly mourn her departure. Her late husband preceded her in death several years ago, following the flood of 1913. A brother of the late Mr. Sparks, Chip Sparks, is now residing in Waldron.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Stewart and Fix.
Submitted by Phyllis Miller Fleming for Rebecca Lyles
The Shelbyville Republican
Wednesday, April 30, 1913
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Amos Sparks.
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The funeral services of the late Amos Sparks, who died Sunday night in the Chicago City hospital, were held at the undertaking parlors of Stewart & Fix this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. Conn officiating. Burial was made in Forest Hill in charge of Stewart & Fix.Wednesday, April 30, 1913
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Amos Sparks.
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Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
