Loyd Arnold Sparks

Loyd Arold (Sparky) Sparks age 82 of Locust Grove went to be with the Lord he loved, Saturday March 19, 2011 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. He was born on October 29, 1928 on Upper Buffalo to Doy Richard and Bertha Mae Friend Sparks. He served in the Korean Conflict in the early 50's and retired from the Arkansas State Forestry Service in January 1990. He loved his small herd of Hereford cattle, hard work, his family and friends and storytelling, but most of all he loved his savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Troy Sparks and one grandson, Jerod Loyd Sparks.Survivors include his wife, Erma Sparks of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Rose Sparks and Dloyd and Misty Sparks all of Locust Grove; two granddaughters, Tori Sparks and Anna Sparks both of Locust Grove; three grandsons, Ryan Sparks, Ethan Sparks and Dalton Sparks all of Locust Grove; two sisters, Orphea Wyatt of Berryville and Dorothy Samuels of Fayetteville; three brothers, Wesley Sparks of Compton, James Sparks of Fayetteville and Clyde Sparks of Fallsville; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.Funeral services will begin Wednesday March 23, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. at the Concord First Baptist Church in Concord with Bro. John Wofford officiating. Arrangements by Qualls Batesville Funeral Service of Batesville.A second funeral service will be held Thursday March 24, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Boxley Baptist Church at Boxley, Arkansas. Burial will follow in the Plumlee Cemetery located at Compton. Arrangements by Holt Memorial Chapel of Harrison.No visitations are planned.Pallbearers will be Ryan Sparks, Ethan Sparks, Wesley Allen Sparks, Matthew Sparks, Brent Edgemon, Kenny Woods and James Carl Sparks.