Obituary of Joe Sparks, 1965 - Tazewell Co. VA (Submitter note: This obituary is a clipping from the Richlands News Press dated January 4, 1969 in the possession of Willy Shelton.) JOE SPARKS Joe Robert Sparks, 82, of Rt. 1, Cedar Bluff, died Wednsday, Dec 31, in a Richlands hospital following a short illness. Born in Virginia, he was a son of the late Osborne and Mary Shelton Sparks. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Robert Harmon of Cedar Bluff, Miss Kathleen Sparks of North Tazewell, Mrs. George Baldwin of Raven, Mrs. Steve Brown of Cleveland, Ohio and Mrs. Lee Hayes of Berwind; and one brother, George Sparks of Raven and 32 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at Mullins Funeral Chapel in Richlands with Rev. Walter White and Rev. Grat Horton officiating. Burial followed in the Bandy Cemetery in Baptist Valley. Submitted by Willy Shelton **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************