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Sharon Sue (Eakle) Sparks

May 16, 1942 – Sept. 3, 2022

Sharon Sue (Eakle) Sparks, age 80 of Crawfordsville, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022 at The Lane House in Crawfordsville.

She was born in Crawfordsville on May 16, 1942 to the late Frank James & Elma Imogene (Demoret) Eakle.

She graduated from Crawfordville High School in 1960 and in 1961 she married Layton Sparks, who preceded her in death on Jan. 15, 2022. She was a member of Harvest Fellowship Church. She was very crafty and enjoyed painting with watercolor and acrylic paints, worked in a craft store, seemed to accumulate lots of stuff and loved her family dearly.

Survivors include her two sons, Brian Lee (Penny Lea) Sparks and Gregg Allen Sparks; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Layton; a brother, Ronne Eakle; and aunt, Nancy Day.

Cremation was chosen with a memorial service at Harvest Fellowship Church, 1618 W 500 S, in Crawfordsville on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 from 2 p.m. till the time of the memorial service at 4 p.m., with Pastor JD Bowman officiating. The service will be recorded which can be viewed on her obituary page at www.sandersfuneralcare.com Burial of cremains will be at a later date at Kingman Fraternal Cemetery. Sanders Priebe Funeral Care entrusted with care. Share memories and condolences online at www.sandersfuneralcare.com.