Nannie Rowe Sparks Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mrs. Nannie Rowe Sparks, age 100 years 7 months & 14 days, of Bruin, Kentucky, passed away Friday, November 2, 2012, in Elliott County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sandy Hook, Kentucky. She was born March 19, 1912 in Elliott County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Peter "Tobe" and Lucy Kegley Rowe. Nannie was a member of Upper Bruin Enterprise Baptist Church. She was saved on December 1, 1951 and baptised by Vernon Dickerson & Hobert Adams on June 1, 1952. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of forty-one years, William Edison Sparks Jr.; four brothers, Jesse Rowe, Jobe Rowe, Sam Rowe and Edgar Rowe; three sisters, Dixie Gray, Daisy Gray and Minnie Carter. Nannie is survived by two sons and daughter-in-laws, Charles Edison and Myrtle Sparks of Sandy Hook, Kentucky, Phillip Lanford and Elizabeth Sparks of Buckeye, Arizona; one daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn Kay and Ennis Lewis Jr. of Ashland, Kentucky; four grandchildren and their spouses, Charles Edison Jr and Annette Sparks of Morehead, Kentucky, Robert and Amanda Sparks of Buckeye, Arizona, Christopher and Kim Sparks of Glendale, Arizona, Kimberly Kay and Greg Walker of Buckeye, Arizona; ten great grandchildren, Robert Sparks Jr., Stephanie Sparks Casey, Jonathan Sparks, Amy Sparks, Rachel Sparks, Connor Sparks, Oriana Sparks, Jacob Purchase, Peyton Walker and Caleb Walker; four great great grandchildren, Jenna Mae Sparks, Jayden Sparks, Lexi Casey and Cali Casey; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 6, 2012 in the Chapel of Waddell & Whitt Funeral Home in Sandy Hook with Brother Ennis Lewis and Brother Tim Porter officiating. Burial will follow in the Elliott County Memory Gardens in Sandy Hook, Kentucky. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday, November 5, 2012 and after 9 a.m. Tuesday until the service hour at the funeral home. Michael Bruce Lewis, Krandall Sturgill, Delmaine Griffith, J.D. Lewis, Roy Ison, Arnold Oney, Keith Ison and Hansel Lewis will serve as pallbearers. Charles Sparks Jr, Robert Sparks, Christopher Sparks, Kimberly Walker will serve as honorary pallbearers. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.waddellandwhitt.com

Nannie Rowe Sparks

March 19, 1912 - November 2, 2012