OCEANA — Edna Ruth Sparks-Repass, better known as "Sue" to family and friends, 78, of Oceana, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012, in the comfort of her home due to a short battle with cancer.
She was born August 19, 1934, in McComas, WV, a daughter of the late Joseph "Wattie" Sparks (1904-1967) and Hazel Gertrude Barlow-Sparks (1912-2004). She was one of fourteen children, three sisters and ten brothers. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Archie Dehard Repass (1927-1956) whom she married on May 11, 1951 in Lynco, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1951, Page 198, Application Date: May 5, 1951); three brothers, Elmer Lee Sparks (1928-2005) & wife Opal Sparks (Deceased), Donnie Sparks (Deceased) & wife Sandy Sparks (Deceased), and Carl Eugene "Boogie" Sparks (1942-2012); two sisters, Evelyn Gertrude Sparks-Repass (1930-1983) and husband William "Bill" Walter Repass (1919-1965), Mildred "Jean" Sparks-Dillo (1936-Deceased); an infant daughter, Connie Jean Repass (Deceased); and a very dear and close friend, Edith Hopkins (Deceased).
Those left to cherish her memory are one son Jackie Ray Repass & wife Phyllis Repass of Surfside Beach, SC; and one daughter Kay Repass-Rose & husband Billy Gene Rose of Oceana; five grandchildren Pamela Jean "PJ" Murphy & husband Ed Murphy of Apex NC, Courtney Repass & Jon Martin of Glen View, Kelly Rose & wife Kerrina Rose of Baileysville, Gregory Rose & companion Robin Massey of Bolt, and Jacqui Rose-Hill & husband Ryan Hill of Pipestem; eight great-grandchildren Mattie Murphy, Georgia Murphy, Joana Martin, James Martin, Hannah Rose, Colton Rose, NickForren, Tom Forren, Isaac Hill, Nathan Hill, Caleb Hill, and Callie Hill; seven brothers, Joe Sparks & wife Mary Sparks of Phoenix AZ, Bob Sparks & wife Sharon Sparks of Newborn TN, Douglas Sparks & wife Pam Sparks of Abingdon VA, Ricky Sparks & wife Maxine Sparks of Peterstown, Fred Sparks & wife Francis Sparks of Princeton, Delton Stanley "Hambone Sparks (1949-2018) & wife Peggy Sparks of Beckley, Dean Sparks & wife Annetta Sparks of Princeton; one sister Janie Sparks-Stanger of Bluefield; two brothers-in-law Eugene Wilson Dillo (B. 1936) of Fayetteville, NC, and Robert E. "Buddy" Repass (1931-2015) of Oceana; two sisters-in-law, Joyce Sparks of Myrtle Beach, SC, and a very special and dear sister-in-law Ann Santmyer of Oceana; a special niece better known as her second daughter Carol Repass-Duncan & husband Gerald Duncan of Kopperston and a host of nieces, nephews and many friends and neighbors, including three special neighbors Debbie, Rene and Sharon.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2012, in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, with Pastor Melissa White officiating. She will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny.
She was born August 19, 1934, in McComas, WV, a daughter of the late Joseph "Wattie" Sparks (1904-1967) and Hazel Gertrude Barlow-Sparks (1912-2004). She was one of fourteen children, three sisters and ten brothers. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Archie Dehard Repass (1927-1956) whom she married on May 11, 1951 in Lynco, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1951, Page 198, Application Date: May 5, 1951); three brothers, Elmer Lee Sparks (1928-2005) & wife Opal Sparks (Deceased), Donnie Sparks (Deceased) & wife Sandy Sparks (Deceased), and Carl Eugene "Boogie" Sparks (1942-2012); two sisters, Evelyn Gertrude Sparks-Repass (1930-1983) and husband William "Bill" Walter Repass (1919-1965), Mildred "Jean" Sparks-Dillo (1936-Deceased); an infant daughter, Connie Jean Repass (Deceased); and a very dear and close friend, Edith Hopkins (Deceased).
Those left to cherish her memory are one son Jackie Ray Repass & wife Phyllis Repass of Surfside Beach, SC; and one daughter Kay Repass-Rose & husband Billy Gene Rose of Oceana; five grandchildren Pamela Jean "PJ" Murphy & husband Ed Murphy of Apex NC, Courtney Repass & Jon Martin of Glen View, Kelly Rose & wife Kerrina Rose of Baileysville, Gregory Rose & companion Robin Massey of Bolt, and Jacqui Rose-Hill & husband Ryan Hill of Pipestem; eight great-grandchildren Mattie Murphy, Georgia Murphy, Joana Martin, James Martin, Hannah Rose, Colton Rose, NickForren, Tom Forren, Isaac Hill, Nathan Hill, Caleb Hill, and Callie Hill; seven brothers, Joe Sparks & wife Mary Sparks of Phoenix AZ, Bob Sparks & wife Sharon Sparks of Newborn TN, Douglas Sparks & wife Pam Sparks of Abingdon VA, Ricky Sparks & wife Maxine Sparks of Peterstown, Fred Sparks & wife Francis Sparks of Princeton, Delton Stanley "Hambone Sparks (1949-2018) & wife Peggy Sparks of Beckley, Dean Sparks & wife Annetta Sparks of Princeton; one sister Janie Sparks-Stanger of Bluefield; two brothers-in-law Eugene Wilson Dillo (B. 1936) of Fayetteville, NC, and Robert E. "Buddy" Repass (1931-2015) of Oceana; two sisters-in-law, Joyce Sparks of Myrtle Beach, SC, and a very special and dear sister-in-law Ann Santmyer of Oceana; a special niece better known as her second daughter Carol Repass-Duncan & husband Gerald Duncan of Kopperston and a host of nieces, nephews and many friends and neighbors, including three special neighbors Debbie, Rene and Sharon.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2012, in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, with Pastor Melissa White officiating. She will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny.
OCEANA — Edna Ruth Sparks-Repass, better known as "Sue" to family and friends, 78, of Oceana, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2012, in the comfort of her home due to a short battle with cancer.
She was born August 19, 1934, in McComas, WV, a daughter of the late Joseph "Wattie" Sparks (1904-1967) and Hazel Gertrude Barlow-Sparks (1912-2004). She was one of fourteen children, three sisters and ten brothers. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Archie Dehard Repass (1927-1956) whom she married on May 11, 1951 in Lynco, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1951, Page 198, Application Date: May 5, 1951); three brothers, Elmer Lee Sparks (1928-2005) & wife Opal Sparks (Deceased), Donnie Sparks (Deceased) & wife Sandy Sparks (Deceased), and Carl Eugene "Boogie" Sparks (1942-2012); two sisters, Evelyn Gertrude Sparks-Repass (1930-1983) and husband William "Bill" Walter Repass (1919-1965), Mildred "Jean" Sparks-Dillo (1936-Deceased); an infant daughter, Connie Jean Repass (Deceased); and a very dear and close friend, Edith Hopkins (Deceased).
Those left to cherish her memory are one son Jackie Ray Repass & wife Phyllis Repass of Surfside Beach, SC; and one daughter Kay Repass-Rose & husband Billy Gene Rose of Oceana; five grandchildren Pamela Jean "PJ" Murphy & husband Ed Murphy of Apex NC, Courtney Repass & Jon Martin of Glen View, Kelly Rose & wife Kerrina Rose of Baileysville, Gregory Rose & companion Robin Massey of Bolt, and Jacqui Rose-Hill & husband Ryan Hill of Pipestem; eight great-grandchildren Mattie Murphy, Georgia Murphy, Joana Martin, James Martin, Hannah Rose, Colton Rose, NickForren, Tom Forren, Isaac Hill, Nathan Hill, Caleb Hill, and Callie Hill; seven brothers, Joe Sparks & wife Mary Sparks of Phoenix AZ, Bob Sparks & wife Sharon Sparks of Newborn TN, Douglas Sparks & wife Pam Sparks of Abingdon VA, Ricky Sparks & wife Maxine Sparks of Peterstown, Fred Sparks & wife Francis Sparks of Princeton, Delton Stanley "Hambone Sparks (1949-2018) & wife Peggy Sparks of Beckley, Dean Sparks & wife Annetta Sparks of Princeton; one sister Janie Sparks-Stanger of Bluefield; two brothers-in-law Eugene Wilson Dillo (B. 1936) of Fayetteville, NC, and Robert E. "Buddy" Repass (1931-2015) of Oceana; two sisters-in-law, Joyce Sparks of Myrtle Beach, SC, and a very special and dear sister-in-law Ann Santmyer of Oceana; a special niece better known as her second daughter Carol Repass-Duncan & husband Gerald Duncan of Kopperston and a host of nieces, nephews and many friends and neighbors, including three special neighbors Debbie, Rene and Sharon.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2012, in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, with Pastor Melissa White officiating. She will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny.
She was born August 19, 1934, in McComas, WV, a daughter of the late Joseph "Wattie" Sparks (1904-1967) and Hazel Gertrude Barlow-Sparks (1912-2004). She was one of fourteen children, three sisters and ten brothers. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Archie Dehard Repass (1927-1956) whom she married on May 11, 1951 in Lynco, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1951, Page 198, Application Date: May 5, 1951); three brothers, Elmer Lee Sparks (1928-2005) & wife Opal Sparks (Deceased), Donnie Sparks (Deceased) & wife Sandy Sparks (Deceased), and Carl Eugene "Boogie" Sparks (1942-2012); two sisters, Evelyn Gertrude Sparks-Repass (1930-1983) and husband William "Bill" Walter Repass (1919-1965), Mildred "Jean" Sparks-Dillo (1936-Deceased); an infant daughter, Connie Jean Repass (Deceased); and a very dear and close friend, Edith Hopkins (Deceased).
Those left to cherish her memory are one son Jackie Ray Repass & wife Phyllis Repass of Surfside Beach, SC; and one daughter Kay Repass-Rose & husband Billy Gene Rose of Oceana; five grandchildren Pamela Jean "PJ" Murphy & husband Ed Murphy of Apex NC, Courtney Repass & Jon Martin of Glen View, Kelly Rose & wife Kerrina Rose of Baileysville, Gregory Rose & companion Robin Massey of Bolt, and Jacqui Rose-Hill & husband Ryan Hill of Pipestem; eight great-grandchildren Mattie Murphy, Georgia Murphy, Joana Martin, James Martin, Hannah Rose, Colton Rose, NickForren, Tom Forren, Isaac Hill, Nathan Hill, Caleb Hill, and Callie Hill; seven brothers, Joe Sparks & wife Mary Sparks of Phoenix AZ, Bob Sparks & wife Sharon Sparks of Newborn TN, Douglas Sparks & wife Pam Sparks of Abingdon VA, Ricky Sparks & wife Maxine Sparks of Peterstown, Fred Sparks & wife Francis Sparks of Princeton, Delton Stanley "Hambone Sparks (1949-2018) & wife Peggy Sparks of Beckley, Dean Sparks & wife Annetta Sparks of Princeton; one sister Janie Sparks-Stanger of Bluefield; two brothers-in-law Eugene Wilson Dillo (B. 1936) of Fayetteville, NC, and Robert E. "Buddy" Repass (1931-2015) of Oceana; two sisters-in-law, Joyce Sparks of Myrtle Beach, SC, and a very special and dear sister-in-law Ann Santmyer of Oceana; a special niece better known as her second daughter Carol Repass-Duncan & husband Gerald Duncan of Kopperston and a host of nieces, nephews and many friends and neighbors, including three special neighbors Debbie, Rene and Sharon.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2012, in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, with Pastor Melissa White officiating. She will be laid to rest in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny.
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