Citrus County FlArchives Obituaries.....Sparkman, Helen B May 22, 1966 ************************************************ 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 May 27, 2008, 8:10 pm Ocala Star Banner May 24,1966 Mrs William Sparkman Crystal River -- Mrs. Helen B. Sparkman,79, died early Saturday morning at her home following a long illness. She was born May 27, 1886 at warcester County, Md., and came to Crystal Rive in 1907 from Lakeland, Fla. Mrs Sparkman and her late husband, William Sparkman, owned and operated the Sparkman's store here for many years. The store was closed about a year ago after she became ill. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Christine Tullen, of Jacksonville, and Mrs. Lucile Butler of Portland, Ore., a son Marion E. Sparkman of Crystal River, six grandchildren and five great- grandchildren and a sister Mrs. R.T. Lewis of New Church, Va. Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 2 at the United Presbyterian Church in Crystal River, with the Rev. Donald E. Grady officiating. Interment will follow in Crystal River Cemetery with the Strickland Funeral Home in Crystal River in charge of arrangements. Additional Comments: Mrs Christine Tullen should be Pullen. She had two children that had died earlier: William Anderson Sparkman Jr. 1908-1911 and Thomas Ray Sparkman 1924 - 1965 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/citrus/obits/s/sparkman4ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/flfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb