Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Sparks, Ila (Dickson) December 25, 2019
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Sat. Dec. 28, 2019

ILA DICKSON SPARKS, 97
Ila Dickson Sparks, 97, passed away n December 25, 2019, at Fountain View 
located in Lowell, Mich. She was born on October 14, 1922,  in Berlin 
Township, the daughter of James and Ethel Dickson. She was preceded in death 
by Stephen A. Sparks, her parent, a sister Keitha Joslin, and brothers Donald 
and Richard Dickson.

On June 17, 1942, she married the love of her life Stephen A. Sparks at the 
Jefferson Air Force Barracks Chapel, located in St. Lous, Missouri, during WW 
II. During their 74 years of marriage, they raised six children; James Sparks 
and Chris Segerlind of Saranac, Marquis (Mary Jo) of Belding, Dan Sparks and 
Deb Bowl of Lowell, Sonya (Ed) Dworak of Lake Tahoe, Nevada, Michael 
(Barbara) of Saranac, and Sylvia Timmerman of Grand Rapids. She is also 
survived by her grandchildren Carrie Bunting and Carl Bietner of Ionia, 
Leslie (Anthony) Spera of China, Brian Sparks and Kristie Sigafoose of 
Belding, Dan (Candice) Sparks of Lowell, Amy Sparks of Lowell, Amy Sparks of 
Coopersville, Angie (Chris) Cowell of Cedar Springs, Brayton (Kate) Sparks of 
Connecticut, Megann Timmerman of Grand Rapids, Courtney Timmerman of 
Kentucky, step-children, Haylee Sigafoose and Cameron Birch, great- 
grandchildren Allison (David) Emig of Holland, Mich., Michael Bunting of 
Chicago, Mya Bianchi attending GVSU, Kya Sparks attending MSU, Madison 
Sparks, Cooper Sparks, Lily Spera and great-great granddaughter Mackenzie 
Emig and Baby Emig on the way.

besides helping out on the family farm and raising her six children, Ila 
enjoyed cooking and baking, (No one could make an apple pie like Ila!), 
playing cards, dancing, embroidery, selling Avon products, and watching Days 
of Our Live, game shows and Lawrence Welk on TV. She was a member of the 
Boston-Historical Society, Saranac Red Hats and the Veteran of Foreign Wars.

Funeral service will be held Monday, December 30, 2019, at 11 aa.m. at the 
Saranac Community Church. Visitation is on Sunday, December 29, 2019 from 2 
to 5 p.m. at the Lake Funeral Home, Saranac, MI. Internment will take place 
at the River Ridge Cemetery, Belding, MI.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Boston-Historical Society in 
memory of Ila Spark. Online condolences may be made at lakefuneralhomes.com

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