Tommye Sparks

Mrs. Tommye Mae Sparks of Rogers, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, May 24th, 2016, in Rogers, Arkansas. Tommye Mae was born April 8, 1927 in Memphis, Tennessee to Russell Everett and Tommye Gartrell Owen. Tommye Mae was a devoted Christian and a longtime member of the First Methodist Church in Marked Tree, Arkansas, as well as Bentonville. She was a member of the Methodist Guild, Progressive Club, Handbell Choir, as well as a Girl Scout leader. She worked alongside her husband in his many endeavors. She was a loving homemaker, as well as a caregiver to many, an expert seamstress, a wonderful hostess and enjoyed water-skiing, square-dancing, and playing bridge. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, great-granddaughters, and many friends. Tommye Mae was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Charles Russell and sister-in-law, Charlotte Owen. Tommye Mae is survived by her husband, Joe Sparks, her children, Linda Payne and husband Alan of Lowell, Arkansas, Russell Sparks and wife Karen of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and Tommye Baldwin and husband Jay of Madison, Wisconsin, grandchildren Jennifer Duesterbeck, Sidney King, Rebecca Baldwin, Rachel Baldwin, Nathan Baldwin and her great-granddaughters, Kayla Duesterbeck, Harper King, and Riley King. Visitation will be 1 p.m. and Memorial Services at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at First Methodist Church in Marked Tree, Arkansas. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the First Methodist Church in Marked Tree, Arkansas. Arrangements by Benton County Memorial Park Funeral Home. Online guestbook: www.bentoncountymemorialpark.com.