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George
Sparks Jr.
George Sparks Jr. was born April
12, 1954, in Cheney, Wash., to George Henry Sparks and Helene
Berta (Tscache) Sparks. He died Dec. 11, 2007, in Kettle Falls,
Wash.
Through many of his younger years George Jr. raised rabbits and
showed them in 4-H. He attended school in Hood River, Ore., and
graduated from Hood River Valley High School in 1972.
He was honorably discharged from
the U.S. Army on Sept. 19, 1974.
He was also naturally skilled in
fine carpentry and working with many kinds of wood. George Jr.
completed many building and remodeling projects for others
during his time on Earth and also worked in a lumber mill in
Kettle Falls, Wash., until he was badly injured on the job. He
also had a deep love of his immediate family and lived close to
his daughter and two young grandchildren.
George Jr. and his wife and
lifelong partner, Cheryl Ann (Oberg) Sparks, enjoyed raising
animals and living free in the clean air and blue skies that
surround the last remaining wild section of northeast
Washington, near the town of Kettle Falls. They lived there for
the last 28 years, where George and Cheryl worked helping others
and spending time with friends in need.
George Jr. Sparks will be missed
by his family and friends.
George Jr. is survived by his
wife, Cheryl Ann; daughter, Crystal Blu Sparks/Johnson;
grandsons Joshua Paul Karl Johnson and Samuel Jense Johnson;
mother, Helene Berta Tscache Sparks; sisters Monica (Sparks)
Young, Georgine Helene (Sparks) Merz and Joann Dale Sparks;
nephew and nieces, Peggy Gene (Young) Oberg, Tabatha Luann
(Young) Mahan, Rebecca June Young, Robert D. Yung, Denver Bryon
Merz, Molly (Merz) Semingson, Amanda Kunhausen and Jacob Kun-hausen. |
