Lennis Sparks^{[1, 2]}

1932 - 2016  (83 years)

• Name	Lennis Sparks
  Born	3 Oct 1932	Blount County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 14, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	9 Aug 2016  [4]
  Buried	12 Aug 2016	Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I328546	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Asa C. Sparks,   b. 4 Jun 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Sep 1976, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Amy Jane Burchfield,   b. 15 May 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Mar 1974, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F128955	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	George L. Walvoort,   b. 4 Jun 1931, Wisconsin  (Age 92 years)
  Married	Abt 1958
  Children	1. Douglas Lyle Walvoort,   d. Bef 9 Aug 2016   2. Dale Alan Walvoort
  Family ID	F128961	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Oct 1932 - Blount County, Tennessee Buried - 12 Aug 2016 - Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, 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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  [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 24 Aug 2012. Luke Jackson Sparks obituary [S144] Phone Record. Name Lennis Waldoort Also Known As Lennis Walvoort Residence Date 01 May 1997 Residence Place Maryville, Tennessee, United States Birth Date 03 Oct 1932 Phone Number (615) 977-4110 Phone Number Recorded Date 05 Dec 2008 Address RR 12 KS Address Continued Maryville, Tennessee 37804 Address Date 01 May 1997 2nd Address 2427 Autumn Dr 2nd Address Continued Maryville, Tennessee 37804 2nd Address Date 01 May 1993-05 Dec 2008 3rd Address 206A RR 12 Box 3rd Address Continued Maryville, Tennessee 37804 3rd Address Date 01 Mar 1987 Possible Relatives George L Walvoort Record Number 71376521 [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Lenia Sparks Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 14, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 7 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Son Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1933 Residence in 1935: Same House Enumeration District Number: 5-27 Family Number: 412 Sheet Number and Letter: 23B Line Number: 70 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3874 Digital Folder Number: 005461280 Image Number: 00949 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head A C Sparks M 41 Tennessee Wife Amy Sparks F 34 Tennessee Son Leon Sparks M 10 Tennessee Daughter Lenore Sparks F 8 Tennessee Son Lenia Sparks M 7 Tennessee Daughter Lucille Sparks F 5 Tennessee Daughter La'Verne Sparks F 4 Tennessee Son Lesie Sparks M 2 Tennessee Son Sparks M 0 Tennessee [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 9 Aug 2016. October 3, 1932 - August 9, 2016 Lennis Sparks Walvoort, age 83, of Alcoa, passed away August 9, 2016. She was born and raised in Cades Cove, TN. Lennis and her husband, George L. Walvoort, retired to Maryville in 1985. She was an active member of Broadway Methodist Church in Maryville. She was also a member of the Cancer Support Group, Hope For Today, and spent 25 years delivering meals to shut-in members in the community through Meals on Wheels for Blount County Community Action Group, until she was 80 years of age. Lennis was an avid bowler in several leagues at Crest Lanes in Maryville, where she had many dear friends. Lennis was preceded in death by son Douglas Lyle Walvoort; parents Asa and Amy Burchfield Sparks; brother Luke Sparks; brother-in-law Rex Andes; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Glen and Nancy Walvoort; sister-in-law Lillian Walvoort. She is survived by her loving husband of 58 years; son Dale Alan Walvoort of Moneta, VA; grandson Wayne Lyle Walvoort of Destin, FL; grandson Clayton Alan Walvoort, wife Katie and son Wyatt Alan of Heyworth, IL; grandson Asa Stanley Walvoort and granddaughter Kayte Josephine Walvoort of Moneta, VA; Brothers and sisters-in-law: Leon and Johnnie Sparks of Townsend; Leslie and Annie Sue Sparks of Loudon; Leland and Edna Sparks of Loudon; Larry and Katie Sparks of Loudon; Lamon and Gaile Sparks of Ider, AL; Sisters and brothers-in-law: Lenore Andes of Knoxville; Lucille and Bob Britton of Pigeon Forge; LaVerne and Bennie McCarter of Sevierville; Linda and Mike Denton of Knoxville; Lois Kaye and Charles Russell of Maryville; Robert Walvoort of Wisconsin; three generations of nieces and nephews. The family wishes to thank all family and friends and the staff at Morningview Transitional Care Center whom have shown so much love and kindness during Lennis' battle with cancer. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to find a cure for Alzheimer's via The Pat Summit Foundation at 520 W Summit Hill Dr. Suite 1101 Knoxville, TN 37902 or www.patsummit.org. Family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 11, 2016 at Smith West Chapel. Funeral service will follow at 7:00 p.m. with Rev. Laura R. Rasor officiating. Interment will be on Friday, August 12, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Grandview Cemetery. Please meet at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. for the funeral procession. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 167986740).