Subject: Bill Sparks Obituary > Bill Sparks > > > Southeast Missourian ~ Wednesday, September 29, 2004 > SIKESTON, Mo. -- William Earl "Bill" Sparks, 78, of Sikeston died Sept. 27, > 2004, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. > He was born on Jan. 13, 1926, in Lutherville, Ark., son of Samuel Harrison > and Mary T. Belling Sparks. > He and Jacquelyn C. Cain were married July 21, 1995, in Sikeston. She died > May 18, 2003. > He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of the > Sikeston VFW and Disabled American Veterans chapters. He was an ironworker > for LaSalle Iron Works in St. Louis. > Survivors include a son, Douglas Ray Sparks of Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; a > daughter, Delma Paquet of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; a stepson, Kevin Ward of > Sikeston; a stepdaughter, Jami M. Geske of Matthews, Mo.; two brothers, Boyd > "Pete" Sparks of Russellville, Ark., Tommy Sparks of Belleville, Mich.; a > sister, Francis Davis of Russellville; nine grandchildren; and two > great-grandchildren. > Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in > Sikeston. > The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the > Rev. John Goodwin officiating. > Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery with full military rites > conducted by the Missouri Military Honor Guard. >