James W. Sparks
1941-2003
James W. Sparks, 61, of Catlettsburg, Ky., died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2003, in King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky.
Mr. Sparks was born Sept. 16, 1941, in Ashland, a son of the late Arlie Maxie and Mayme Wilson Sparks.
He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Joseph Lee Sparks, Arlie Maxie Sparks Jr., and John Chilton Sparks; and a sister, Maxie Jean Tackett.
He was retired from AK Steel with 36 years of service. He was a member of Local 1865 Steelworkers Union, was a U.S. Air Force veteran, was an avid fisherman and was a UK fan.
Surviving are his wife, Carolyn Davis Sparks; two sons, Todd Edward Sparks of Catlettsburg and James Michael Sparks, serving in the U.S. Navy in Dahlgren, Va.; a brother, Edward Raymond Sparks and his wife, Sona, of Ashland; three sisters, May Edna Stanley and her husband, Doug, of Ashland, Dorothy Ann Serra and her husband, Frank, of Baltimore, Md., and Martha Ellen Cripple of Findlay, Ohio; a grandson, Montana Sparks of Ashland; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, at Steen Funeral Home-Marshall Steen Chapel in Ashland by the Rev. Gary Arrington. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 tonight, Aug. 29, at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to steenfuneralhomes.com.
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