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- Asheville Citizen Times, 26 Jul 2009
Jessie Bassett Sparks (Picture included)
Asheville - Jessie Lucille Bassett Sparks, 89, of Asheville, died Friday, July 24, 2009, at John F. Keever Hospice.
A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late George and Evelyn Gentry Bassett and was also preceded in death by a son, Larry R. Sparks. Mrs. Sparks was a member of Morningside Baptist Church where she was a member of the Keenagers of the Church and the Gleaners Sunday School Class.
Survivors include daughters, Becky Scott and husband, Woody, of Fairview, and Lennie Lyn Sparks of Asheville; a son, Clarence Butch Sparks Jr. and wife, Lynn, of Pearland, Texas; sisters, Barbara Bassett and Sherry Bassett of Asheville; brother, James Pete Bassett of Asheville; grandchildren, Kim Campbell, Brian Johnson, Yancey Sparks, Greg Scott and Jessica Goffinet; greatgrandchildren, Jordan Campbell, Dawson Campbell, Kennedy Scott, Matthew Sparks, Cassidy Scott, Brady Goffinet and Alexa Sparks.
A graveside service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Green Hills Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Joe Babb officiating.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue.
Memorials may be made to John F. Keever Solace Center c/o Carepartners Hospice Foundation, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.
The online register is available at www.grocefuneralhome.com.
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