Individual Details

Eskel Eric "E. E." Sparkman Sr.

(9 Jul 1901 - 13 Oct 1983)

Roswell Daily Record, Monday, Roswell, New Mexico, October 17, 1983, Page 9, Col. 1: Sparkman Rites Set. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at South Park Cemetery for Eskel Eric Sparkman, 82, of 1718 N. Lea Ave., who died Thursday at Navapache Hospital in Showlow, Ariz., from injuries suffered in an accident. The Rev. Mike Watkins of First Missionary Baptist Church will officiate. Arrangements are being handled by Ballard Funeral Home. Mr. Sparkman was born on July 9, 1901 in Pushmataha, Okla., to Mr. and Mrs. Finis Sparkman, both now deceased. He was married April 13, 1946 in Lordsburg to Evelyn Margarita Wright, who survives him at home. A lifetime resident of Roswell, Sparkman was a retired farm laborer. Survivors include a son, Eric Sparkman, Jr. of Colorado; a stepson, Robert Parker of Washington; four daughters, Pauline Alexander of California, Sue Wolfe and Jewell Buckley, both of Illinois, and Joyce Buckley of Roswell; and a stepdaughter, Barbara Parker of Florida. Also two brothers, Hubert Sparkman and Paul Sparkman, both of California and two sisters, Grace Payne of Oklahoma and Helen France of Roswell.

Events

Birth9 Jul 1901Pushmataha Co., Oklahoma
Residence14 May 1910Whitebead, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA
Marriage21 Sep 1919Tuskahoma, Pushmataha Co., Oklahoma - Linnie M. Beck
Residence7 Feb 1920Turnbull, McClain Co., Oklahoma, USA
Residence10 May 1930Occupation: Farmer - Precinct 3, Chaves Co., New Mexico
Residence9 Apr 1940Picacho, Lincoln Co., New Mexico, USA
Death13 Oct 1983Show Low, Navajo Co., Arizona
Alt nameEric Sparkman
BurialSouth Park Cemetery, Roswell, Chaves Co., New Mexico

Families

SpouseLinnie M. Beck (1902 - 1942)
ChildPauline Sparkman (1927 - )
ChildEskel Eric Sparkman Jr. (1933 - )
ChildMary Joyce Sparkman (1940 - )
ChildSusie Belle Sparkman ( - )

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

2. Obituary of Eskel Eric Sparkman Sr., Roswell Daily Record, Monday, Roswell, New Mexico, October 17, 1983, Page 9, Col. 1.

3. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

4. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

5. Genealogical Records of the Kirkpatrick Families, Compiled for Dr. S. B. Kirkpatrick By Asa C. Elliott, El Paso, Texas, 1942--Revised 1959 by Dr. B. A. Kirkpatrick, Taylor, Texas.

6. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

7. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

8. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

9. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

10. Obituary of Eskel Eric Sparkman Sr., Roswell Daily Record, Monday, Roswell, New Mexico, October 17, 1983, Page 9, Col. 1.

11. Genealogical Records of the Kirkpatrick Families, Compiled for Dr. S. B. Kirkpatrick By Asa C. Elliott, El Paso, Texas, 1942--Revised 1959 by Dr. B. A. Kirkpatrick, Taylor, Texas.

12. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

13. Obituary of Eskel Eric Sparkman Sr., Roswell Daily Record, Monday, Roswell, New Mexico, October 17, 1983, Page 9, Col. 1.