Citrus County FlArchives Obituaries.....Sparkman, Marion Earl January 28, 1998 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/flfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Liz Sparkman - Leavell l_leavell@yahoo.com June 14, 2008, 8:25 pm Cirtus County Chronicle M.E. Sparkman "Sparky" Sparkman,80, of Crystal River and Vancouver, Washington died at his residence in Vancouver on Wednesday, Jan. 20,1998. Mr Sparkman was born in Crystal River to. W.A. Sparkman and Helen R. Sparkman on March 31, 1917. Mr. Sparkman moved to Vancouver, Wash. 20 years ago and maintained his residence here during that time. He was the former owner of Sparkman Dry Goods and founder of Pro-Line Boats and Crystal Outboard motors all of Crystal River. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and held memberships with the Elks Lodge and Rifle Club of Vancouver,Wash.,and was a past commander with the American Legion Blanton-Thompson Post No.155 of Crystal River. Mr. Sparkman was a Presbyterian. Mr. Sparkman was survived by his wife of 56 years Regina Sparkman of Vancouver, Wash. and Crystal River. He was survived by 1 son of Lubbock,Texas and a daughter of Macon,Ga.;six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.Strickland Funeral Home of Crystal River was in charge. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/citrus/obits/s/sparkman13nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/flfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb