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SPARKS, BOBBY RAY Of Mesquite, passed away May 3, 2008. Bobby was born Feb. 12, 1938 in Jacksboro, Texas to Raymond and Blanche Sparks, both of whom preceded him in death. Bobby was a longtime employee of Baker Oil Tools and was an avid golfer at Cedar Creek Lake Golf Course with a sense of humor that always kept a smile on his family and friends faces. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, Bobby will be dearly missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Betty Sparks of Mesquite; children: Deborah DeLauter of Gillette, WY, Stephen Sparks and wife, Gail, of Tolosa, TX, Patricia Green and husband, William, of Cheyenne, WY; grandchildren: Michael Moore and wife, Leslie, of Mesquite, Lindsey Green and husband, Aaran, of Friendswood, TX and Cindy Moore of Cheyenne, WY; brother, Don Sparks of Waurika,OK; sister, Helen Fellers and husband, Tommy, of Springtown, TX as well as many other extended family and his golfing buddies and friends. Funeral services will be 11:00am, Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at Anderson Clayton Bros. Chapel in Kemp, Texas with interment to follow at Baker Cemetery in Tolosa, Texas, near Kemp. Visitation will be 6-8pm, Monday, May 5, 2008 at the funeral home. Guest registry may be signed at www.andersonclaytonbros.com. Bobbys family would like to especially thank Community Hospice of Dallas for their kindness and excellent care of Bobby during his illness. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made in Bobbys name to Community Hospice, 1341 W. Mockingbird, Suite 210E, Dallas, TX, 75247 or to American Cancer Society, American Heart Assn. or to the American Diabetes Foundation. Anderson Clayton 903-498-3371 Kemp andersonclaytonfuneral.com
Published in the Dallas Morning News on 5/5/2008.

Cheryl Collins Miller, passed away in Amarillo, February 19, 2008
Classmate

Joe Dean Little, class of 54, passed away January 20, 2008
Brother of Phyllis Little Jackson, classmate
Joe Kesterson passed away January 5, 2008
Brother of Sue Kesterson Hatcher, classmate
Barbara Garrett Maher, passed away December 12, 2007
Classmate
Johnny Anglin, class of 54, , passed away November 27, 2007
husband of Barbara Simpson, classmate

Kenneth Freeman Chapman, 77, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 19, in Borger.
Brother of Micca Chapman Pirtle

Roger William Klause, passed away September 17, 2007
son of Roger and Wanda Klause, class of 56

Barney Ward, passed away August 29, 2007
classmate, and husband of Mary Ivey, also classmate

Charles "Sonny" Herring, passed away March 6, 2007, in Denver, Colorado
brother of Jo Ann Herring Sealy
Gayle Yowell Johnson, passed away March 8, 2007
classmate
Bill Gasaway, passed away October 22, 2006
husband of Charlotte Meador,  
Dr. Leonard S. Dunavin, Jr. 1930-2006
husband of Willie Mae Payne 

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