Obituaries:  Walter "Sparky" Vowell, Sabine, DeSoto Parish       V-400
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Aug 23, 1989
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




**********************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
**********************************************
 

Walter "Sparky" Vowell

  Mr. Walter "Sparky" Vowell, 76, of Converse, passed away at the
DeSoto General Hospital, on Monday, August 14, after a lengthy
illness.

  Mr. Vowell is survived by his wife, Alma Lee Vowell of Converse;
one daughter, Jo Vinette Wilson of Hot Springs, Arkansas; one
sister, Mrs. T. B. Tatum of Many; three grandsons; one
granddaughter; nine great grandchildren; and a host of friends.

  Mr. Vowell, who was a native of Kerrville, Texas, lived in
Medina, Texas, most of his life, before moving to Converse in
1989. He is a charter member of the Plumber's and Steamfitter's
Local 198, and a retired field superintendent for oilfield
construction.

  Funeral services for Mr. Vowell were held Thursday, August 17,
at 10 a.m., at the Rose-Neath Mansfield Chapel, with interment in
the Highland Cemetery in Mansfield. Rev. George Bannister, pastor
of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Mansfield, officiated the
services. Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Mansfield, was director.