George Sparkman
1981-08-17
Lincoln Courier
Lincoln, Illinois
Monday, August 17, 1981
A former Lincoln woman and her husband died Sunday evening following a one-vehicle accident in Champaign County.
Donna K. Steffens Sparkman, 38, and George R. Sparkman, Jr., 37, of Bement were traveling in a pickup truck on Philo Road just north of Tolono, when the truck apparently went out of control and left the roadway. Witnesses saw a cloud of smoke come from the truck before it left the roadway, according to the Champaign County coroner’s office.
Sparkman was pronounced dead at the scene about 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Sparkman was taken to Burnham City Hospital, Champaign, where she died shortly thereafter.
Funeral services for the couple will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Lincoln, with the Rev. Don Beckman and the Rev. Larry Clemetsen officiating.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home and hour before the service Thursday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Sparkman Family Trust Fund.
Mrs. Sparkman was born Oct. 28, 1942, in Lincoln, the daughter of Clarence and Mildred Brautigam Steffens. She was preceded in death by her mother and one sister.
Sparkman was born Nov. 1, 1943, in Florida, the son of George and Margaret Weisner Sparkman. He was preceded in death by one brother.
The couple were married Feb. 16, 1966 at Gainesville, Fla. Sparkman had served in the U.S. Navy and was employed as a CILCO service representative in the Bement area. He was a member of the Lutheran church and the Masonic Lodge.
Mrs. Sparkman was a hair dresser for Lincolnshire Hair designs and was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Montcello.
Lincoln, Illinois
Monday, August 17, 1981
A former Lincoln woman and her husband died Sunday evening following a one-vehicle accident in Champaign County.
Donna K. Steffens Sparkman, 38, and George R. Sparkman, Jr., 37, of Bement were traveling in a pickup truck on Philo Road just north of Tolono, when the truck apparently went out of control and left the roadway. Witnesses saw a cloud of smoke come from the truck before it left the roadway, according to the Champaign County coroner’s office.
Sparkman was pronounced dead at the scene about 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Sparkman was taken to Burnham City Hospital, Champaign, where she died shortly thereafter.
Funeral services for the couple will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Lincoln, with the Rev. Don Beckman and the Rev. Larry Clemetsen officiating.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home and hour before the service Thursday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Sparkman Family Trust Fund.
Mrs. Sparkman was born Oct. 28, 1942, in Lincoln, the daughter of Clarence and Mildred Brautigam Steffens. She was preceded in death by her mother and one sister.
Sparkman was born Nov. 1, 1943, in Florida, the son of George and Margaret Weisner Sparkman. He was preceded in death by one brother.
The couple were married Feb. 16, 1966 at Gainesville, Fla. Sparkman had served in the U.S. Navy and was employed as a CILCO service representative in the Bement area. He was a member of the Lutheran church and the Masonic Lodge.
Mrs. Sparkman was a hair dresser for Lincolnshire Hair designs and was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Montcello.