James Ellis "Preacher" Sparks^[1]

1929 - 2001  (71 years)

• Name	James Ellis "Preacher" Sparks
  Born	7 Jun 1929	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 6, Monroe County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	6 Feb 2001	Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Buried	8 Feb 2001	Shady Grove Cemetery
  Person ID	I266330	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	David Ellis Sparks,   b. 23 May 1903, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jan 1944, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Lona Mae Myers,   b. 12 Jun 1905, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Apr 1961, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 55 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1931	Blount County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F85072	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Jean,   d. Bef 6 Feb 2001
  Family ID	F174089	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Ann,   d. Bef 6 Feb 2001
  Family ID	F174090	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Jun 1929 - Tennessee Died - 6 Feb 2001 - Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 29 Apr 2004. Sam Sparks obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name James Sparks Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 6, Monroe, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 8 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1932 Last Place of Residence Rural, Blount, Tennessee Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Ellis Sparks Head M 36 Tennessee Lona Sparks Wife F 34 Tennessee James Sparks Son M 8 Tennessee Nola Sparks Daughter F 6 Tennessee Tracy Sparks Son M 4 Tennessee Joyce Sparks Daughter F 3 Tennessee Trumona Sparks Daughter F 0 Tennessee [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 6 Feb 2001. Sparks, James E. Birth: 6-7-1929 Death: 2-6-2001 Father: David Ellis Sparks Mother: Lona Myers Cemetery: Shady Grove [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 7 Feb 2001. SPARKS, JAMES E. "PREACHER" - age 71, of Maryville, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2001 at Blount Memorial Hospital. He was of the Baptist faith; retired from the Tenn. Highway Dept. Preceded in death by wives, Jean & Ann; parents, and brother in law, Raymond R. Boring. Survivors: brothers & sisters in law, Troy & Helen Sparks , Townsend, Sam & Helen Sparks , Maryville; sisters brothers in law, Nola & Ralph Cannon, Joyce & Bob Miller, Martha Boring, all of Maryville, Trumonia & Dan Rayburn, Etowah; nieces, Sandra Webb, Debbie Swaney, Linda Davis, Tonya Russell, Brenda Webb, Becky Hovater, Glenda Allen, Janet Sneed & Dana Rayburn; nephews, Bobby Miller, Randy Cannon, Terry Boring, David Sparks , Tim Cannon, Scot Sparks , & Jeff Miller; step son, Tim Sparks . Funeral service 8 p.m. Wednesday, February 7, 2001, Miller Funeral Home, Magnolia Chapel. Family & friends will meet 2 p.m. Thursday at Shady Grove Cemetery for the interment. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Ellis Sparks Event Type Marriage Event Date 11 Jul 1931 Event Place Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Lona Myers Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-Q93D?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-194%3A1589264608%2C1589374121 : 22 December 2016), Blount > image 2986 of 3088; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.