To request a copy of this photo for your own personal use, please contact our state coordinator. If you are not a family member or the original photographer — please refrain from copying or distributing this photo to other websites.
Thank you for visiting the Arkansas Gravestone Photo Project. On this site you can upload gravestone photos, locate ancestors and perform genealogy research. If you have a relative buried in Arkansas, we encourage you to upload a digital image using our Submit a Photo page. Contributing to this genealogy archive helps family historians and genealogy researchers locate their relatives and complete their family tree.
Submitted: 6/2/08 • Approved: 10/29/23 • Last Updated: 11/1/23 • R25831-G0-S3
US Navy
World War II
August 24, 1922 - March 31, 2007
*Obituary
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Monday, April 2, 2007
BELLA VISTA — Clyde M. Sparks, 84, of Bella Vista died March 31, 2007, at Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville. He was born Aug. 24, 1922, to Robinson Lark Sparks and Flossie Snow Sparks.
He lived in Bella Vista for 26 years, and was active in the University of Arkansas Alumni Association. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was employed by Western Electric in Kansas City and Houston more than 35 years. He enjoyed golfing and was an active member of the St. Bernard Catholic Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Janice Sparks in 1995.
Survivors include two daughters, Susan Pilkerton and her husband Andy of Waller, Texas, and Laurie Sparks of Houston, Texas; one brother, Howard Sparks of Broken Arrow, Okla.; and one grandchild, Jennifer Pilkerton Casteel of Tulsa, Okla.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Bella Vista Funeral Home, online at www.funeralmation.com.
Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Bernard Catholic Church with the Rev. Andrew Smith officiating.
Burial will be in the Bella Vista Cemetery.
Rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Andy Pilkerton, Paul Casteel, Gene Jakobe, Dan Dillon, Dennis Dillon and Dave Buchanan.
Memorials may be made to St. Bernard Catholic Church, 1 Bernard Lane, Bella Vista, 72715 or to the American Heart Association, Memorial Processing Center, P.O. Box 1653, Topeka, Kan. 66601.
Contributed on 6/2/08 by wfields55
Email This Contributor
Suggest a Correction
Record #: 25831