Yancey-Mitchell County NcArchives Obituaries.....Sparks, Flossie Burleson April 6, 2008 ************************************************ 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@aol.com April 19, 2008, 9:47 am Mitchell News-Journal 4/16/2008 FLOSSIE BURLESON SPARKS MARION - Flossie Burleson Sparks, 86, died Sunday, April 6, 2008 at Rose Hill Retirement Center. Born in Yancey County, she was the daughter of the late Weldon and Biddie Young Autrey, and wife of the late William Burleson and the late Joe Sparks. She worked as an inspector for Baxter Healthcare, and was a member of Pine Branch Baptist Church in Spruce Pine. Survivors include a daughter, Billie Rene Thompson of Nebo; one granddaughter; and one great granddaughter. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel at Westmoreland Funeral Home. The Revs. Steve Williams and Chuck Tripp officiated. Entombment was in Oak Grove Mausoleum. The family received friends from 2 p.m. until the service hour Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of McDowell County, 575 Airport Road, Marion, NC 28752. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/yancey/obits/s/sparks1553gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb