Nola Mae Sparks^{[1, 2, 3]}

1933 - 2012  (78 years)

• Name	Nola Mae Sparks
  Born	19 Jul 1933	Vonore, Monroe County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 6, Monroe County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	13 May 2012	Blount Memorial Transitional Care   [5]
  Buried	16 May 2012	Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I231771	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	David Ellis Sparks,   b. 23 May 1903, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jan 1944, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Lona Mae Myers,   b. 12 Jun 1905, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Apr 1961, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 55 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1931	Blount County, Tennessee   [7]
  Family ID	F85072	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ralph Lee "Buster" Cannon,   b. 10 Apr 1931,   d. 31 Aug 2002  (Age 71 years)
  Children	+ 1. Randy Cannon   2. Tim Cannon
  Family ID	F88758	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 16 May 2012 - Carpenters Campground Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 9 Mar 2008. Anna Mae Cannon obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 2 Sep 2002. Ralph Lee "Buster" Cannon obituary [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 29 Apr 2004. Sam Sparks obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Nola Sparks Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 6, Monroe, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 6 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1934 Last Place of Residence Rural, Blount, Tennessee Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Ellis Sparks Head M 36 Tennessee Lona Sparks Wife F 34 Tennessee James Sparks Son M 8 Tennessee Nola Sparks Daughter F 6 Tennessee Tracy Sparks Son M 4 Tennessee Joyce Sparks Daughter F 3 Tennessee Trumona Sparks Daughter F 0 Tennessee [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 13 May 2012. (July 19, 1933 - May 13, 2012) Nola Mae Sparks Cannon, age 78, of Maryville, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012, at Blount Memorial Transitional Care. She was born July 19, 1933, in Vonore, Monroe Co., TN, to David “Ellis” and Lona Mae Myers Sparks who were both born in Cades Cove. She was a housewife, devoted mother, and wife. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Lee “Buster” Cannon; parents; brothers, James and Sam Sparks; sister, Bonnie Sparks, and in-laws, Ralph and Anna Mae Cannon. She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, Randy and Patsy Cannon and Tim Cannon; grandchildren, Cayla and Chase Cannon; brother and sister-in-law, Troy and Helen Sparks; sisters and brothers-in-law, Joyce and Bobby Miller, Sr., Trudy and Dan Rayburn, and Martha Boring; sister-in-law, Helen Sparks; and several nieces, nephews, and special friends. Funeral service will be held 7:00 PM Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at Miller Funeral Home Magnolia Chapel, Rev. Kenny Armstrong officiating. Family and friends will gather 11:00 AM Wednesday at Carpenters Campground UMC Cemetery for the interment. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Tuesday at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville, (865) 982-6041, www.millerfuneralhome.org. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 70935875). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Ellis Sparks Event Type Marriage Event Date 11 Jul 1931 Event Place Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Lona Myers Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-Q93D?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-194%3A1589264608%2C1589374121 : 22 December 2016), Blount > image 2986 of 3088; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.