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Marcus Sparks Obituary
PEORIA - Graveside services for Marcus Sparks, 80, West Plains, Mo., formerly of Peoria, will be held at 2 p.m., today, Nov. 2, 2014, at Bly-Big Springs Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Sparks died at 7:35 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at his home.
He was born Aug. 10, 1934, in Yadkin County, N.C., to Hugh and Grace Sparks.
While serving in the United States Army, Sparky was stationed in West Germany on the border patrol.
He moved to Peoria where he met and married Betty Lou Marshall of Hocomo, Mo., and worked at ABC washing machines.
He spent 26 years as a switchman at the Rock Island Railroad.
Betty Lou and Sparky retired in 1994 and moved to West Plains to catch the big bass in the Lakes of Arkansas.
On July 31, the couple celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Lou Sparks; three children, Kim Sparks, Kathy Sparks Edwards and Curtis Sparks, wife, Tiffany; seven grandchildren, Marcus Sparks, wife, Tiffany, Emily Fisher, husband, Jason, Megan Beize, husband, Joe, Caleb Edwards, Abby Sparks, Andrew Sparks and Marshall Edwards; six great-grandchildren, Morgan Sparks, Jayley Fisher, Addison Fisher, Lydia Fisher, Madison Beize and Calvin Fisher; two brothers, Wayne Sparks, wife, Betty and Ricky Sparks, wife Judy; and one sister, Edith Brammer, husband, Woody.
His parents and one son, Douglas Reese Sparks, precede him in death. Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bly-Big Springs and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.robertsondrago.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Pam Cemenska
November 2, 2014
Dear Sparks family, my most memorable memory of Sparky is him walking into the AC Home in his work cloths clomping his big old boots down the hall to come see his lovely wife. Peace to all of you
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