Wexford County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Sparling, Kenneth E. & Beulah L. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Harold & Linda Saffron lindaj50@charter.net August 23, 2007, 5:29 pm Cemetery: Antioch Cemetery Name: Kenneth E. & Beulah L. Sparling Date Of Photograph: August 16, 2007 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/wexford/photos/tombstones/antioch/sparling115891gph.jpg Image file size: 86.9 Kb Kenneth E. Sparling b. 29 Jan. 1906 d. 31 May 2004 Married 20 Feb. 1960 Beulah L. Sparling b. 21 Feb. 1916 d. 23 Dec. 2003 --------------------------------------------- Beulah L. Sparling Died December 23, 2003 NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - Beulah L. Sparling, 87, of Traverse City, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003, at Hernando-Pasco Hospice Care Center in New Port Richey, Fla. She was born Feb. 21, 1916, in Thompsonville, to Fred and Hattie (Hively) Valencourt. Beulah grew up in the Harlan area and had been a resident of Traverse City for many years. Beulah retired as a medical receptionist. She attended the Bible Baptist Church in Traverse City and was a former member of the Eastern Star Lodge in Mesick. She had spent winters in New Port Richey since 1971. In April of 1935, Beulah married George Smith, who preceded her in death in January 1951. She married Kenneth Sparling in February 1960. In addition to her first husband, George, she was preceded in death by a brother, Clarence; and an infant grandson. Funeral services were held at the Dobies Funeral Home in Florida. A graveside service at Antioch Township Cemetery in Mesick will be announced in the spring. Local arrangements are being made by the Hall Funeral Chapel in Manton. --------------------------------------------- MANTON - Kenneth Sparling of Traverse City died Monday, May 31, 2004, at Munson Medical Center. He was 98. He was born on Jan. 29, 1906, in Kingsley to Arthur and Maude (Davenport) Sparling. He married Beulah Valencourt Smith in February of 1960. She preceded him in death on Dec. 23, 2003. Mr. Sparling grew up in Kingsley and farmed in the Kingsley area. He retired in 1971 from the Michigan Department of State Highways. He attended the Bible Baptist Church in Traverse City. In addition to his wife, Beulah, he was preceded in death by brothers, Russell and Ward; and sisters, Lucille Bourgois and Marian Bourgois. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Antioch Bible Church in Mesick with Rev. Jerry Bauman of the Traverse City Bible Baptist Church officiating. Burial is in Antioch Township Cemetery. Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hall Funeral Chapel in Manton. ------------------------------------------ Social Security Death Index Name: Kenneth E. Sparling SSN: XXX-XX-XXXX Last Residence: 49686 Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States of America Born: 29 Jan 1906 Died: 31 May 2004 State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (1955-1956 ) ----------------------------------------- 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Kenneth E Sparling Age in 1910: 4 Estimated birth year: abt 1906 Birthplace: Michigan Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: Arthur Father's Birth Place: Michigan Mother's name: Maud B Mother's Birth Place: Michigan Home in 1910: Fife Lake, Grand Traverse, Michigan Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Arthur Sparling 32 Maud B Sparling 32 Russell E Sparling 5 Kenneth E Sparling 4 Ward A Sparling 1 8/12 ------------------------------------------ 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Kenneth Sparling Home in 1930: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Age: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1906 Birthplace: Michigan Relation to Head of House: Lodger Race: White Louis Dolwick 54 Pearl Dolwick 51 Evelyn Thayer 25 Charles Thayer 25 Rodney Thayer 1 7/12 Kenneth Sparling 24 Ward Sparling 21 ------------------------------------------- Social Security Death Index Name: Beulah L. Sparling SSN: XXX-XX-XXXX Last Residence: 49686 Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, United States of America Born: 21 Feb 1916 Died: 23 Dec 2003 State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951 ) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/wexford/photos/tombstones/antioch/sparling115891gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 5.1 Kb