Bluford "Junior" Sparks, Jr.

1931 - 1999  (67 years)

• Name	Bluford "Junior" Sparks
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	22 Aug 1931
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 May 1999	Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Buried	10 May 1999	New Providence Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I266354	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2011

  
  

  Father	Charles Bluford Sparks,   b. 26 Feb 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Jan 1981, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Pearl C. Myers,   b. 10 Mar 1912, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Feb 1970, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 57 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1932	Monroe County, Tennessee   [3]
  Family ID	F103162	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elsie Modine McClanahan,   b. 6 Feb 1934, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Apr 2002, Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 68 years)
  Married	Abt 1952
  Children	1. Gary Sparks + 2. Randal Joe "Teeter" Sparks   3. David Sparks   4. Kathy Sparks   5. Robin Sparks
  Family ID	F103167	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 7 May 1999 - Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 9 May 1999. SPARKS, BLUFORD , JR. (JUNIOR) - age 67, of Maryville, passed away Friday afternoon, May 7, 1999 at Blount Memorial Hospital. Retired Owner of Sparks Trucking Company. Preceded in death by parents, Bluford , Sr. and Pearl Sparks; brothers, Bud Sparks, Jack Cable and J.C. Pass; sisters, Ann Murphy, Elizabeth "Brownie" Forsythe and Vondell Campbell. Survivors: wife of 47 years, Elsie McClanahan Sparks; sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Brenda Sparks, Randal and Cheryl Sparks, all of Maryville; sons, Dave Sparks of Maryville and Bobby Spicer of West Virginia; daughter, Kathy Ramsey of Maryville; daughter and son-in-law, Robin and Ron Seymour of Maryville; 9 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; sisters and brothers-in-law, Dean and Jim Berrong, Wanda and Hugh McGhee, Doris and Jim White, Betty and Garland Boyce, Bobby and Les Lambert, all of Maryville; brothers and sisters-in-law, Dale and Jean Sparks, Tom and Wilma Sparks, Charles and Martha Sparks, all of Maryville; special cousin, Roger Sparks; several other cousins; several nieces and nephews. Everyone that knew him loved him. Funeral service 8:00 p.m. Sunday, May 9, 1999 at Miller Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Jerry Little officiating. Interment 11:00 a.m. Monday at New Providence Primitive Baptist Cemetery (Six Mile Rd., Maryville). The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville, 982-6041. [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 7 May 1999. Sparks, Bluford Jr. Birth: 8-22-1931 Death: 5-7-1999 Father: Bluford Sparks Sr. Mother: Pearl C. Myers Cemetery: New Providence Bapt. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Pearl Myers Also Known As: Suffix: Event: Marriage Event Date: 03 Sep 1932 Event Place: Monroe, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse: Bluford Sparks Spouse's Also Known As: Spouse's Prefix: Spouse's Suffix: Page: 40