Mrs. Carrie Lou Brock Sparks, 67, of Mount Airy, NC, wife of the Rev. Dr. David J. Sparks passed away after a lengthy illness, first at Windsor Lane Healthcare Center in Gibsonburg, Ohio, and finally at St. Vincent Hospital in Toledo, Ohio.
Mrs. Sparks was born on February 14, 1943, in Cheraw, SC, to the late Elmer Brock Sr. and Eva Teal Brock.
Carrie was a retired bookkeeper for various supermarkets, was the pastor’s wife of Flat Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church and was a member of the High Point Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Surviving are her husband the Rev. Dr. David J. Sparks of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Sherry and Darrell Tipton, Mount Airy; a son, Chris Sparks of the home and fiancé, Autumn Cheek of Mount Airy; two grandchildren, Timothy Tipton and Tiffany Tipton, both of Mount Airy; a sister, Miriam “Mickey” Burton, Thomasville; and a sister-in-law, Diane Brock, Archdale; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Sparks was preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Jefferson and a brother, Elmer Manning Brock Jr.
Funeral services were held 2 p. m. Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at Flat Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church conducted by Bishop Tommy McGhee, the Rev. Mr. Doyle Marley, Bishop Tommy Fuquay and the Rev. Mr. Deward Scott.
The burial followed in the Roselawn Burial Park in Martinsville, VA, with the Rev. Dr. Dan Woods officiating.
The family received friends 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at Flat Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Memorials may be made to Home Away From Home, c/o St. Vincent Hospital, 2213 Cherry Street, Toledo, OH 43608.
Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com
[Editor's condolence to Brother David Sparks and his fine family. I am sorry that I did not know about the death of Carrie until early Wednesday morning, June 23, 2010. I am grateful to Hugh and Lois Hoyle for the obituary they sent via e-mail.
David, you have been a special friend to me for almost a decade. I am grateful for your many telephone calls, letters, e-mails, and news about Carrie and your ministry at Flat Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church. I am grateful for the time I brought Chaplain (Captain) Stanton Trotter, US Army to speak at your homecoming. In addition, I was pleased to have my son, Greg Morgan, come with us for the weekend. The accommodations you provided were first class. We will never forget the good people who attended the church that Sunday, and for the delicious Sunday dinner in the fellowship hall.
One of your many gifts, David, is that of encouragement. You have been a source of encouragement for me many times over. Thank you for sharing news for my newsletter from time to time, and your work as an institutional chaplain. Your ministry far exceeds the local church in Mount Airy, and God is using you to bless countless hundreds of people throughout North Carolina and other states.
When I think of the thousands of miles you have traveled to visit your dear wife, I think of your love for Carrie, your commitment, and loyalty in sickness and in health. At the same time, you faithfully carried out your obligations as pastor of Flat Rock P. H. Church. You have been a great example of what every husband should be. It is because of your love for your wife, that your children love Carrie and you.
We know that only God can bring you comfort in the presence of death. Physical death is not the end for Carrie. She is alive in heaven, and that is a fact as well as a promise for all who place their trust in Jesus Christ. He is the resurrection and the life.
It is my prayer that the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort may grant that comfort and peace to your heart and mind.
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Wed, June 23, 2010
by Hugh Morgan