Mitchell County NcArchives Obituaries.....Duncan, Ruth Sparks September 21, 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Julia Williams Kodak jkodak@charter.net October 10, 2007, 11:23 am Mitchell News-Journal 10/3/2007 RUTH SPARKS DUNCAN BAKERSVILLE - Ruth Sparks Duncan, 74, of Hwy. 226 South, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2007 at Elizabeth House Hospice and Palliative Care in Henderson County. She was the daughter of the late Ace and Dollie English Sparks, and wife of the late William "Will" Lee Duncan; brothers, Newland, Harry, and Frank Sparks; and sisters, Marcelle Duncan, Hazel Buchanan, and Edith Buchanan. She was a member of Bear Creek Baptist Church and retired from Henredon Furniture Company. Survivors include one brother, Buster Sparks of Bakersville; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Henline-Hughes Funeral Home in Bakersville. The Rev. Greg Hollifield officiated. Burial followed in Bear Creek Cemetery. The family received friends from 1 p.m. until the service hour Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to Elizabeth House Four Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, 571 South Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mitchell/obits/d/duncan817gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb