Carlyle “Poppy” Sparkman: Obituary

Carlyle Sparkman

April 02, 1925 – December 06, 2018

Carlyle “Poppy” Sparkman went to be with the Lord on December 6, 2018. He was born April 2, 1925 in Wilson NC, to Preston Cutler and Jennie Mae (McLendon) Sparkman.  He grew up on a farm in Rocky Point NC.  He served in the Navy in WWII in the Pacific.  After the war he went to work as a fruit and vegetable inspector for the Federal State Inspection Service.  While inspecting strawberries in Georgiana, AL he spotted the love of his life.  He married Dorothy Gwen Dean on November 10, 1948 and they just recently celebrated their 70^th wedding anniversary.  He worked for the federal government in several positions, living in many different cities up and down the eastern United States.  He loved to hunt and fish, he loved to build things.  After his retirement they moved to Folsom, LA, where he built his own home. Poppy and Granny moved to Blairsville, GA in 2015, where they currently reside.

Poppy is survived by his wife Dot, sons C Dean and wife Patti of Oklahoma City, James P and wife Jean of Mandeville LA, daughter Gwen and husband Andrew Francis of Blairsville GA, ten grandchildren, Deana, Alicia, Cheryl, Christina, Robert, Lela, Sarah, Vanessa, Alice and Aidan, 4 great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews.

He was loved and will be missed by all who knew him.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in his name to the World War II Museum in New Orleans La.

Funeral Services will be held Monday, Dec 10 at Bethel West Methodist Church with internment at Bethel West Cemetery in Georgiana AL. The family will meet with friends at the Mountain View Funeral Home on Saturday from 12-3:00 pm.

Mountain View Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com