Services for Roy Dale Sparks, 59, of Athens, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, March 18, 2013 at Carroll-Lehr Funeral Chapel with Rev. Frank Upchurch officiating and Father Pancras celebrant.
Burial will follow in Becks Chapel Cemetery.
Mr. Sparks was born May 1, 1953 in Athens to the late Robert Lewis and Ella Lois Hickman Sparks.
He was a member of St. Edward Catholic Church in Athens where he was a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Preceding him in death are his infant twin boys in 1995, parents, his sister, Sarah Katherine (Boo) Sparks, and his brother, Robert Lewis (Bobby) Sparks, Jr.
Survivors include his sisters, Mart Morgan and her husband W.R., Chelsea, Oklahoma, Joy Calhoun and her husband Troy, Athens, Beth Tanner, Dallas, numerous nieces and nephews, special friends, Buck, Cleave and Althea, wife, Amelia Sparks, Athens.
Honorary pallbearers will be the night of Columbus from St. Edward Catholic Church
Family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to service time Monday.
The 2013 NJCAA Women’s National Basketball Tournament begins this morning at 10 at the Bicentennial Center here in Salina, Kan. The Lady Cardinals (32-1) are seeded No. 1 and are one of eight teams in the expanded tournament field of 24 to receive byes in the first round.
Though the Lady Cardinals don’t play today, they have a vested interest in the first game. The tournament opener features Weatherford (24-5) against Northeast Nebraska (28-4). The Lady Cardinals will face the winner of that game at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
The opening three games highlight the Texas portion of the single-elimination tournament. After the Weatherford-Northeast Nebraska game, Blinn (30-3) plays Kaskaskia, Ill. (24-8) at noon and Midland (26-7) battles Volunteer State, Tenn. (23-4) at 2 p.m.
The defending champion Lady Cardinals arrived in Salina Saturday night just after 8 p.m. Earlier in the day, on the drive up, they worked out at Oklahoma State University. Sunday, they had a shootaround at the Bicentennial Center, which was watched by four other teams. Today, a workout at a high school in Salina is scheduled.
This is the Lady Cardinals’ 18th appearance at the nation tournament and the 11th time they have been to Salina, which is hosting the tournament for a 16th time this year. The Lady Cardinals are 49-16 in their previous 17 trips to the tournament.
All Lady Cardinal tournament games will be availabe for viewing online at www.njcaatv.ihigh.com. In fact, all tournament games will be webcast.
Of course you can also keep up with the progress of the Lady Cardinals at the tournament in the Athens Daily Review. The Review is represented at the tournament by sports writer Joe Elerson. Check out the Review’s coverage online at www.athensreview.com.
The Lady Cardinals are one of six teams in the tournament this year that were here a year ago, joining Central Arizona, Hutchinson, Walters State, Shelton State and Southwestern Illinois.
Gas prices are lower this year for the 524-mile trip to Salina. Last year they were at an all-time high at $3.65. The average price this year (as of Monday) is $3.46. The lowest price spotted for regular unleaded was $3.24 and the highest was $3.59. Here are prices from the past seven trips to Salina:
2004 — $1.67
2006 — $2.42
2008 — $3.11
2009 — $1.79
2010 — $2.67
2011 — $3.39
2012 — $3.65
It’s 38 and cloudy in Salina this morning. Today’s high is expected to reach 58. The forecast for later in the week is calling for the chance of rain/snow showers Thursday and Friday.
To all our family and friends back home, have a wonderful day.
2. Belle Mills is out of ICU, sitting up and even gave everyone a thumbs up! You can keep up with the 8-year-old’s recovery from getting kicked in the head by a horse last week on her Facebook Page.
Henderson County District Attorney R. Scott McKee reported the January Term, 2013, Grand Jury met on Feb. 28, 2013 and returned 83 True Bills, including the following:
Victor Dawkins, 57, Spring, indicted for 1 Count of Theft > $1,500 and 1 Count of Criminal Mischief > $1,500;
Charles Lee Linton, Jr., 38, Athens, indicted for 1 Count of Intoxication Manslaughter, 1 Count of Intoxication Assault with a Motor Vehicle and 2 Counts of Failure to Stop and Render Aid;
Jesse Thomas Boothe, 25, Athens, indicted for 2 Counts of Driving While Intoxicated with a Child Passenger;
Christopher Jake Pearson, 19, Terrell, indicted for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child;
Jeffery Glynn Adams, Jr., 32, Athens, indicted for 1 Count of Burglary of a Habitation, 3 Counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, and 1 Count of Theft > $1,500;
Anthony Ponce, 27, Athens, indicted for 1 Count of Burglary of a Habitation;
Robert Michael Nolte, 30, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Randall Lamar Butler, 31, Athens, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Clayton James Longley, 20, Gun Barrel City, indicted for 1 Count of Burglary of a Building and 1 Count of Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Corwin Lee Hodges, 21, Gun Barrel City, indicted for 1 Count of Burglary of a Building and 1 Count of Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Jacob Cory Gentry, 30, Ben Wheeler, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
David Sanders, II, 29, Canton, indicted for Theft > $1,500;
Harold Wayne Parker, 58, Chandler, Possession of Marijuana;
Jon Nolan Davis, 53, Athens, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Melissa Ann Garland, 32, Kemp, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Wilhelm Edgar Ostrom, 40, Ben Wheeler, indicted for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon/Family Violence;
Danny Paul Alexander, 57, Mabank, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Minnie Frances Abel, 39, Kemp, indicted for Forgery;
Paul Ray Jackson, 48, Athens, indicted for 1 Count of Tampering with Government Record and 1 Count of Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Joe Anthony McNair, 46, Gun Barrel City, indicted for 1 Count of Possession of a Controlled Substance, 1 Count of Tampering with Physical Evidence and 1 Count of Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility;
Loretta Sharon Barcenas, 44, Athens, indicted for Theft > $1,500;
Stephanie Michelle Davis, 45, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Theft with Prior Convictions;
Angela Marlene Cullum, 28, Payne Springs, indicted for Burglary of a Habitation;
Duane Roy Benjamin, 60, Frankston, indicted for Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance;
Spencer Eugene Stokes, Jr., 45, Frankston, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Debra Woods Olsen, 40, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Matthew Allen Tarbill, 33, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility;
Joel Daniel Hukill, II, 38, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Burglary of a Building;
Carl Dean York, 29, Athens, indicted for Terroristic Threat;
Suzette Renee Kile, 46, Malakoff, indicted for Retaliation;
Marco Matthew Gonzales, 29, Frankston, indicted for Assault Family Violence Impede Breath;
Brandon Wade Hukill, 29, Flint, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Timothy Jay Holt, 33, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance;
Rodney Paul Monroe, 54, Malakoff, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Stewart Dean Prewitt, 47, Athens, indicted for Theft with Prior Convictions;
Natasha Ann Longbine, 23, Mabank, indicted for 3 Counts of Forgery Against the Elderly and 3 Counts of Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information of the Elderly;
James Walker Allen, 18, Tool, indicted for Evading Arrest with a Motor Vehicle;
Timothy Dale Wood, 34, Murchison, Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information of the Elderly;
Randy Kyle Bell, 33, Seven Points, indicted for 1 Count of Assault Family Violence Impede Breathing, 1 Count of Assault Family Violence with Prior Conviction, 1 Count of Retaliation, and 2 Counts of Harassment of a Public Servant;
Kantrall Dywane Carter, 23, Athens, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Drug Free Zone;
Marvin Paul Thibodeaux, 55, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Bradley Korral Gould, 22, Brownsboro, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Irwin Landale Walton, 23, Dallas, indicted for Theft > $1,500;
Clifton Renard Empy, 47, Dallas, indicted for Theft > $1,500;
Derrick Lenard Cumby, 30, Athens, indicted for Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance;
Ashley Michelle Kleinmann, 40, Athens, indicted for Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information;
Skyler Free Smith, 18, Frankston, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Christy Michelle Rockmore, 40, Athens, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Dillon James Metzler, 25, Kemp, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Kedric Deantae Ramsey, 29, Athens, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
James Isaac Seahorn, III, 43, Eustace, indicted for 5 Counts of Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information of the Elderly;
Carrie Marie Alvarez, 34, Athens, indicted for Hindering Apprehension;
Janice Marie Reynolds, 64, Athens, indicted for Hindering Apprehension;
Bryan Drew Carter, 39, Athens, indicted for Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More;
Sandra Faye Smith, 36, Mabank, indicted for Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility;
James Vance Loden, 36, Athens, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Kendel Wayne Wibbing, 47, Chandler, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Jeffrey Riley Bowden, 27, Athens, indicted for Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance;
Guy Virgil Swadley, III, 40, Frost, indicted for Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More;
Maurice Cartez Miller, 33, Athens, indicted for 1 Count of Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility and 1 Count of Tampering with Physical Evidence;
Richard Daniel Burris, 47, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More;
Lacy Lane Taylor, 23, Tyler, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Paul Douglas Sisco, 49, Athens, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Tommy Weldon Taylor, 21, Chandler, indicted for Arson’
Kenneth Delmar Bonney, 39, Chandlery, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Subtance;
Tony Lee Calder, 47, Gun Barrel City, indicted for 1 Count of Possession of a Controlled Substance and 1 Count of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle;
Scott Wayne Berrier, 47, Chandler, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Barbara Day Trexler, 50, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Michael Shane House, 40, Jacksonville, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Tiffany Anne Tyler, 33, Mabank, indicted for 1 Count of Possession of a Controlled Substance and 1 Count of Tampering with Physical Evidence;
Debra Kay Graves, 56,Gun Barrel City, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Ervin Glenn Sanders, 52, Chandler, indicted for 1 Count of Possession of a Controlled Substance and 1 Count of Evading Arrest with a Motor Vehicle;
Candice Renea Kirby, 25, Mabank, indicted for 2 Counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Vernon Hill, 56, Athens, indicted for Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle;
Chase Matthew Caddell, 24, Mabank, indicted for 1 Count of Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Felon, 1 Count of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, 1 Count of Evading Arrest with a Motor Vehicle and 1 Count of Theft of a Firearm;
Jerroid Dustin Miller, 36, Marshall, indicted for 1 Count of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, 1 Count of Assault Family Violence with a Prior Conviction and 1 Count of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle;
Eva Mildred Crutchfield, 30, Athens, indicted for Theft with Prior Convictions;
Raymond Gomez Vega, 56, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
David Ezekiel Braune, 39, Gun Barrel City, indicted for 1 Count of Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance and 1 Count of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon;
Kevery Raynard Wilson, 44, Athens, indicted for Theft with Prior Convictions;
Rebecca Lynne Greene, 52, Jacksonville, indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Brittany Nichole Miles, 21, Gun Barrel City, indicted for Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility;
Arthur Ray Collier, 36, Frankston, indicted for 1 Count of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon and 1 Count of Possession of a Controlled Substance;
Late Friday afternoon, Athens Chamber of Commerce Board Member Kim Hodges announced that construction of the proposed splash pad was ready to move forward. She posted the following announcement on the Henderson County Now Facebook Page:
I just received final approval to begin construction of the splash pad. We still need around $60k for paving, sidewalks, culverts, fencing etc. Our hope is for the community to help us reach the final hurdle and be able to enjoy the splash pad this summer. We couldn’t have done this without the support of our community, our sponsors, the Athens Kiwanis Club, Chamber of Commerce and the City of Athens.
