John Wiley "J.W." Sparks Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

John Wiley “J.W.” Sparks age 86, of Ringgold, Georgia went to be with The Lord on Friday - May 13, 2022. He was born in Dekalb County, Alabama to the late Clinton and Frankie “Madge” Young Sparks. He resided most of his life in the North Georgia area and was a member of Union Avenue Baptist Church. J.W. was a preacher and also enjoyed farming, racoon hunting, riding horses and working in construction. He retired from Colonial Bakery after twenty-six years of service. Along with his parents, he is preceded in death by his siblings: Bertha Ann Sparks and Vincent Sparks. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years: Mary Jo Beene Sparks, their children, Johnny (Shelia) Sparks, Jackie (Penney) Sparks, Karen Sparks (Randy) Bivens, siblings: Shelva “Bootsie” (Phillip) Paradise, Dorothy (Felder) McLauren; ten grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday from 12 noon until 8:00 pm. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon – Monday – May 16, 2022 at Union Avenue Baptist Church with Ministers: James J. Dotson, Larry P. Underwood, Randy Bivens, Luke Camlic and Bobby Hilley officiating. Interment will be at 2:00 pm – Tuesday – May 17, 2022 in Lakewood Memory Gardens-South, Rossville, Georgia. Arrangements by W. L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Home, Ft. Oglethorpe, GA. Online register book at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com