ALMA "JACKIE" LOUISE SPARKS CAMPBELL PETERSON 1913 - 2005 Alma "Jackie" L. Sparks Campbell Peterson, 91, of Muskogee, died Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at Broadway Manor Health Care Center. Jackie was born June 4, 1913, in Brushy, OK (Sequoyah County) to John Thomas and Johnsie Ann (Littlejohn) Sparks. She was one of 11 children; five brothers, Bill, John, Jim, Haskell and Raymond; five sisters, Lettie Stiles, Evelyn Jones, Pearl Smith, Kathryn Ricketts and Marcellean Pierson. Jackie moved with her family from Brushy, OK to Hitchita, OK when she was a little girl. Her family owned and operated a general store in Hitchita, OK. She attended Hitchita public schools, graduating in 1930. Jackie married Jay Campbell on May 28, 1932. Jackie and Jay moved to Oakland, CA in 1937 where they were both certified welders employed by Jensen Machinery during World War II. Jackie and her family returned to Haskell, OK in 1946, building their home place south of Haskell, OK. She and Jay raised Hereford cattle and were in the farming business for many year! s. Jay passed away in June of 1970. She later married Hubert Peterson in 1972; he passed away in August of 1997. She worked part time for her daughters company "Smart Bonding" until her retirement in 1984. She enjoyed attending senior citizen dances, sewing, crocheting, quilting, gardening and spending time with her family. She attended First Baptist Church of Haskell. She was also a member of the Cherokee Nation. Jackie was a very loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She will be missed by all who knew her. Jackie was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 38 years, Jay Campbell, her parents John Thomas and Johnsie Ann Saprks, all 10 of her siblings, and special great-grandson John Samuel "Sammy" Smart. Jackie is survived by her daughter Betty Smart of Muskogee; her son, Jim Campbell and wife, Barbara, of Harrison, AR; grandchildren, Harley Cowles of Muskogee, James Cowles and wife, Connie, of Haskell;, John Smart and Mary Perry of Muskogee, Kim Tabor and husband, ED, Taesha Sanders and husband, Jeff, Robert Campbell and wife, Tina, all of Harrison, AR; great-grandchildren, Trey Cowles and wife, Beth, of Stillwater, Eric Cowles and wife, Delilah, of Oklahoma City, Jay Cowles of Okmulgee, Ethan Cowles of Wellington, KS, Dolly Trickey and husband, Randy, of Nashville, TN, Jayci Cowles of Haskell, Dustin Tabor of Fayetteville, AR, Haley Tabor, Trey and Trent Sanders, Cole and Kaylie Campbell all of Harrison, AR; great great-grandchildren, Athalia and Benjamin Cowles of Stillwater, Vanessa and Haden Cowles of Oklahoma City; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2005 at Fosters' Ivory Chapel in Muskogee with Pastor David Howell officiating. Interment will follow in Council Hill Cemetery, Council Hill, OK. Pallbearers will be Charles Pearson, Darrin Smith, Randy Trickey, Jeff Sanders, Ed Tabor and Kevin Cooper. Funeral service arrangements are under the direction of Foster-Petering Funeral Home. Muskogee Daily Phoenix, May 26, 2005, Section A Page 4 Shelley D. McBride~Lynch <leesh@mytownisp.com>