This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SPARKS, BAUER, NEWTON Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/1674 Message Board Post: SPARKS, Adam D. Kalamazoo Formerly of Orangeville Passed away suddenly September 28, 2005. Adam was born on September 9, 1981 in Kalamazoo, the son of David and Dawn (Bauer) Sparks. He was a 2000 graduate of Plainwell High School. Adam was an employee of Graphic Packaging Corporation. He loved country music, attending concerts, where he often ended up back stage, hunting, playing golf and gambling. Adam is survived by his father, David Sparks of Pine Lake; his mother, Dawn Sparks of Comstock; sisters, Stephanie (Sam) Newton of Kalamazoo, and Sarah Sparks of Comstock; his grandparents, Joseph and Ann Bauer of Florida; nephews, Christian and Skylar Sparks; and several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Adam was preceded in death by his grandparents, Will and Bessie Sparks. The family will receive friends Sunday 1:00 to 3:00 and 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Pentecostal Church of Christ, Marsh Road, Orangeville, where Funeral Services will be conducted Monday, October 3, 2005 at 11 a.m., Pastors Mike Risner and James Hall officia! ting. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions to a charity of one's choice will be appreciated. WILLIAMS-GORES FUNERAL HOME Delton Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 9/30/2005. (Posted by a volunteer-no family connection)