Nelle Sparks

Mrs. Nelle Luckey Sparks, 101, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, at her residence in Martin.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at the Martin Cumberland Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Mike Lavender and the Rev. Randy Cooper officiating. Burial will follow in Shiloh Cemetery near McKenzie.
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. today at Murphy Funeral Home and from 9 a.m. until the hour of services on Thursday at the church.
Pallbearers will be Gene Luckey, Steve Luckey, Jack Luckey, Pat Luckey, Tom Luckey, Ken Luckey, Jimmy Cooper, Glynn Mebane, Jason Luckey and Robert Bigham.
Mrs. Sparks was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur L. Sparks; her parents, Clarence E. Luckey and Nina Keenan Luckey; sister, Nina Jane Cooper; and three brothers, Eugene Luckey, Rege Luckey and J.H. Luckey.
Mrs. Sparks taught eighth-grade math for 32 years and most all those years at Martin Junior High. She was a member of Martin Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
She was a graduate of Union University and George Peabody College for Teachers, where she met her husband and married him on Aug. 24, 1947.
Mrs. Sparks was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority for 83 years and a member of the Fortnightly Club in Martin.
She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia (Jack) Allen of Martin; her son, Art (Tammy) Sparks of Union City; two granddaughters, Jeni Beth (Josh) Vincent and Emily Anne Sparks; two great-grandchildren, Logan and Allie Vincent; her sister-in-law, Jane Luckey; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the UTM Arthur and Nelle L. Sparks Math Scholarship, Martin Cumberland Presbyterian Church or to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Condolences for the family may be left at www.murphyfuneralhome.net.

Publish in The Messenger Online 8.31.22