Ronald Lewis Sparkman

Ronald Lewis Sparkman

Hartselle

Funeral service for Ronald Lewis Sparkman, age 70, of Hartselle will be Monday, November 24, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Moss Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Charlie Brown and the Rev. Harold Thompson officiating with burial in the adjoining cemetery with Peck Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home.

Mr. Sparkman, who died on Friday, November 21, 2014, at Summerford Nursing Home, was born January 29, 1944, in Morgan County to Clarence Washington Sparkman and Lilly Lou Mary Francis Veda Legg Sparkman. He was a member of the Moss Chapel United Methodist Church and was a healthcare executive for 35 years and was recognized nationally for his rural healthcare authority. Ronald was a civic leader and was well respected in his community.

He is survived by his wife, Faye Moss Sparkman; two sons, David Sparkman (Raquel), of Spring Hill, Tennessee and Dale Sparkman, of Somerville; two daughters, Patti Sparkman and Catheryn Sparkman, both of Huntsville; stepson, Danny Simmons, of Florida; a stepdaughter, Lisa Bates (Ken), of Athens; two brothers, Coleman Sparkman, of Smithville, Tennessee and Orval Sparkman, of Decatur; three grandchildren, Dylan Sparkman, Daniel Sparkman and Justin Sparkman; and a step granddaughter, Britney Carter (Halston).

Randy Sparkman, Alan Sparkman, Dylan Sparkman, Daniel Sparkman, Justin Sparkman and Ken Bates will serve as pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorials be made to Moss Chapel United Methodist Church, Hospice of the Valley or Summerford Nursing Home.

This obituary was originally published in the Decatur Daily.