Andy Nathan Sparks Sr

Andy Sparks STUARTS DRAFT

Andy Nathan Sparks Sr., 86, of Stuarts Draft, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2008, at Augusta Medical Center in Fishersville.

Born Saturday, May 6, 1922, in Haywood County, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Zimary and Clairaca (Fish) Sparks. Andy was a veteran of the United States Marines actively serving his country during World War II. He was employed with the DuPont Corp., and in 1984, after 38 years of dedicated service, he retired as a Laboratory Technician. A member of Stuarts Draft Baptist Church, Andy was a Deacon, a Trustee, Sunday school Superinten-dent, and held many other positions within the church. He was a member of the Salt and Light Senior group and had a fond affinity for the sport of fishing. Andy was a loving husband, father and friend to many. Andy and Helen loved to travel visiting every state in the union, as well as various other countries throughout the world.

In addition to his parents, Andy was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Helen B. Sparks; three sisters, Agnes Greene, Ruth Revis and Dollie V. Sparks; as well as two brothers, William B. and Jack W. Sparks.

He is survived by three sons, C. Roger Sparks and his wife Rosemary, of Stuarts Draft, Andy "Ned" Sparks Jr., and his wife, Martha, of Staunton, and Terry B. Sparks of Stuarts Draft; two sisters, Mary Jean Dungan of Louisville, Kentucky, and Stacie E. Heaton, of Decatur, Alabama; two granddaughters, Ashley Anne Sparks of New Orleans, and Calan Elizabeth Sparks, of Staunton; one step grand-daughter, Lori Gilboy and her husband, Tim, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Friday, August 29, 2008, at Stuarts Draft Baptist Church, Route 340 South, Stuarts Draft, with the Reverend William Kopp and Dr. Michael Curry officiating. Interment will follow at Augusta Memorial Park Cemetery in Waynesboro.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday, August 28, 2008, in the Stuarts Draft Chapel of Reynolds Hamrick Funeral Homes, 1870 Stuarts Draft Highway.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions take the form of either, "Little Pieces of Home", for more detailed information please contact Reynolds Hamrick Funeral Homes, 540-949-8383. Or those desiring are invited to send contributions to the Stuarts Draft Baptist Church, Building Fund, P.O. Box 1054, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477.

Friends and relatives are invited to view this obituary and share condolences or memories with the family at www.reynoldsfuneralservices.com


This obituary was originally published in the News Virginian.