MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Glen P. Sparks, 7 Sep 2001
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GLEN P. SPARKS

BAKERSVILLE – Glen P. Sparks, 74, of John Sparks Road, died Friday, September 
7, 2001 at Spruce Pine Community Hospital. He was the son of the late Grover 
and Edith Stamey Sparks. A member of Cub Creek Baptist Church, he was an
attendant for Mitchell County Ambulance Service. He was a construction foreman 
and U.S. Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Beulah L. Sparks of the home; son, Gregory K. 
Sparks of Gray, TN; two daughters, Susan Miller of Bakersville, and Rita 
Benfield of Marion; one sister, Maxine Pavlis of Baltimore, MD; a twin 
brother, Guy Sparks of Bakersville; seven grandchildren; and two great 
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held 8 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Henline-Hughes 
Funeral Home in Bakersville. Revs. Clifford Willis and G.B. Garland 
officiated. Burial was at 11 a.m. Monday in Bailey Cemetery. The family 
received friends at the funeral home unday from 6 p.m. until the service hour. 
Memorial donations may be made to: Heart Disease Research, 50 Court Street-
306A, Brooklyn, NY 11201-4801.