Opal Ruth Clark Sparks

 Opal Ruth Clark Sparks, 84, resident of the Guntown Community and former Tippah Countain, passed away peacefully at Diversicare Health Center in Tupelo on Wednesday February 22, 2017 following a six month illness.
  Services celebrating the life of Mrs. Sparks will be at 2 PM Saturday, February 25 in The Heritage Chapel of Ripley Funeral Home. Reflections on the well lived life of Mrs. Sparks will be given by her son, Ricky Carman. Burial will follow in Jacobs Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery near Ripley.
  A native of Tippah County, Mrs. Sparks was born September 2, 1932, the daughter of the late Clyde and Dulcie Nix Clark. At an early age she moved with her family to Memphis where she attended Memphis City Schools. On May 22, 1967, she married Robert Ray "Bobby" Sparks and the couple returned to the North Missippi in 2008 to be near their family. Mr. Sparks preceded her in death on June 26, 2010.
  A Christian, Mrs. Sparks will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her home was a gathering place for family who knew they would always be greeted with a smile and the best home cooking one could hope for. Mrs. Sparks enjoyed yard sales and was an avid daily newspaper reader, every page and every line.
  Visitation will be Saturday at The Ripley Funeral Home from 1 PM until service time.
  Those left to cherish her memory are her children: Debrena Kinchen (Bruce) of Guntown, Ricky Carman of Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Greg Carman (Teresa) and Robert Sparks, both of Memphis, TN, a sister, Brenda Waren (James) of Memphis, a brother, Curtis Carman of Chattanooga,TN, 2 grandchildren, Shannon Smith (Adam) and Shawn Bond and 2 great grandchildren, Ashton and Cody. She was also preceded in death by a son, Gary Carman.
  REST IN PEACE MOTHER--WE WILL BE TOGETHER AGAIN.

The Ripley Funeral is honored to serve the Sparks family and invites you to sign the guestbook and share memories.