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Fred Robert Sparks

March 31, 1949 — February 3, 2013

Mr. Fred Robert Sparks age 63 of Orleans passed away Sunday, February 3 at 5:15AM at IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington.

Mr. Sparks was born March 31, 1949 in Harrodsburg, Indiana the son of Fred and Marcia Sills Sparks.  He was a former truck driver and a Vietnam War Army veteran.

He is survived by his wife:  Cindy Stivers Sparks.  They were married October 3, 1993.  He is also survived by two sons:  John Jackson and Kevin Sparks of Orleans, and four daughters:  Julie Sparks of Ellettsville, Jamie Shipley of Bloomington, Stacey Jackson of Jeffersonville, and Amy Giddens of Lakeview, Ohio, two brothers:  Jim and Homer Sparks both of Bloomington, two sisters:  Velda Fisher of Bloomington and Vivian Hoyme of Maryland, 14 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.  He was preceded in death by a sister:  Edith Eads and his parents.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00PM at Weathers Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors.  Visitation will be Wednesday from 10AM-time of service.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the funeral home to help with funeral expenses.


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