Mitchell County NcArchives Obituaries.....Sparks, Myrtle Ellis March 8, 2008
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Myrtle Ellis Sparks of Bakersville. NC went to be with the Lord whom she loved 
and faithfully served, Saturday, March 8.2008."Precious in the sight of the 
Lord is the death of his saints," She is reunited with her dear husband, 
Hankins Sparks, to whom she was married for fifty years.  

Born in Bakersville, NC, 1913, the daughter of Moses Tarpley (Tarp) Ellis and 
Theodocia (Docia) Elmira Ellis; she was a homemaker, an employee of Hampshire 
and Burnsville Hosiery Mills, and Mayland Food Market. Myrtle was a devoted, 
faithful wife, a loving mother who sacrificed much for her children, and cared 
deeply for her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a faithful member 
of Bear Creek Baptist Church; previously a charter member of Ledger Baptist 
Church and most recently attended Leesville Road Baptist Church after she came 
to live in Lynchburg. Va. in 2004, with her daughter and son-in-law, Carland 
Carolyn Diemer. She was always surrounded with a loving family and a great host 
of friends whom she loved dearly. She will be remembered for blessing the lives 
of so many by her constant concern for people, her generous spirit and for 
joking and teasing others; "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine" (Proverbs 
17:22)

She leaves to cherish her memory, two daughters, Carolyn Sparks Diemer of 
Lynchburg, Va. Evelyn Sparks Slagle of Raleigh, NC and a son, Hal Sparks of 
Logansville, GA. She will be missed greatly by Carolyn and her husband Carl, 
grandson Curt and his wife Tammy, granddaughter Christy, of Portland Oregon, 
great grandson, James and great grand daughter Anna, Amber and Alise of 
Midlothian, VA.  She also leaves to cherish her memory, her daughter Evelyn 
Slagle, her husband Dan of Raleigh. NC. grandson, Mark, grand daughters, 
Rachel. Sarah her husband Chris Garrett; also by her son Hal and his wife Ann 
of Logansville, GA, grand daughter, Nancy and her husband David Daniel, great 
grandsons Reid and Mitchell and by grand daughter Sandy and her husband, Tom 
DuMay. and triplet grand daughters, Brooke, Amber and Taylor whom she adored 
and was able to visit and hold in Logansville, Ga. in 2005 and again in 
Raleigh. NC in 2006 at her niece's wedding. Myrtle was the last survivor of 
Moses Tarpley (Tarp) and Theodocia (Docia) Ellis. She was preceded in death by 
one sister Atlas, and six. brothers: Carl, Earl, Paul, C.O. Emmett and Cline. 
She leaves many nieces and nephews, and a host of friends who will miss her 
kind words and beautiful smile. 

The funeral service will be conducted at Bear Creek Baptist Church Thursday 
March 13 at 4:00 PM by Pastor Chris Rathbone and Dr. Carl Diemer. The family 
will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Burial will 
follow at ledger Cemetery alongside her beloved husband.  

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions he made to Leesville 
Road Baptist Church sound system fund.  Myrtle requested that memorial 
contributions might be made to Books Without Borders. P.O. Box 15176, 
Lynchburg, Va. 24502, a nonprofit missions organization headed by her daughter, 
Carolyn Sparks Diemer or to the upkeep of Ledger Cemetery, C/0 Ledger Baptist 
Church, Church Rd,, Bakersville, NC, 28705 or to the upkeep of Bear Creek 
Cemetery, C/0 Bear Creek Baptist Church. Church Rd.. Bakersville, NC 28705, 
where many of her relatives are buried. 

Condolences to the family may be sent to diuguidfuneralservice.com (Lynchburg, 
Va.) or to henline-hughes.com (Bakersville, NC).

Henline – Hughes Funeral Home in Bakersville, NC  is assisting the family. 


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