Sparr, William Lowell

1931 - 2013  (82 years)

• Name	Sparr, William Lowell
  Birth	2 Oct 1931  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SPAR.W004
  _FGRAVE	121248685
  Funeral	Hosselton Funeral Home, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	Korean War, Specialist Third Class, United States Army  [1, 2, 3]
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
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  		Military Service Ribbons, Korean War (Generic) NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Korean War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  Death	3 Dec 2013	Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	Evangelical Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I48819	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Sparr, Fred,   b. 15 Oct 1897, Wayne County, Illinois d. May 1980, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Miller, Bertha A.,   b. 1905   d. 1947 (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F11947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Funeral - - Hosselton Funeral Home, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois Death - 3 Dec 2013 - Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Burial - - Evangelical Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  William Lowell Sparr (1931-2013)

  
  

• Notes

  WILLIAM LOWELL SPARR, 82, of Cisne, IL passed away 7:30AM Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. William Lowell was born October 2, 1931 in Cisne, IL to Fred and Bertha (Miller) Sparr. He never married. William Lowell was a retired farmer and formerly served thirty-six years as Elm River Township Road Commissioner. He was a veteran of the Korean conflict and a member of the Cisne American Legion, Enterprise United Methodist Church, Cisne; and Flora VFW. William Lowell is survived by one brother-in-law Harold (Mary) Holmes ; two step-sisters Shirley (Fred) Shelton and Peggy (David) Loehr; two step-brothers Larry (Jenny) Laird and Jerry (Cecilia). Six nieces and nephews – George (Ruth Ann) Holmes; David Holmes; John (Sharon) Bolen, and Debbie Bolen, Robin Bolen, and Billie Jo Bolen; several great and great-great nieces and nephews also survive. He was preceded in death by two sisters Rosalee Bolen and Anna Mae Holmes, his parents and step-mother Ellen Sparr. Funeral services for William Lowell Sparr was at Hosselton Funeral Home. Burial was in Evangelical Cemetery near Cisne, IL. There was a military service held at the cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Cisne American Legion.

  
  

• Sources

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