Rev. Clifford Philip Sparks Obituary (1950

Rev. Clifford Philip Sparks, age 74 of Milton, Kentucky, entered this life on March 4, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York. He was the loving son of the late Clifford Joseph and Mildred L. Antz Sparks. He was raised in New York and graduated in 1968 from Calhoun High School in Merrick, New York. He then attended Kentucky Wesleyan in Owensboro, Kentucky and later Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC. On January 4, 1975, he was united in marriage to Betty Allen Henry in Louisville, Kentucky. This happy and blessed union of 49 years was blessed with daughters, Martha Louise and Mary Linda. Rev. Sparks was ordained in 1975 and pastored for the next 45 years. His appointments were Flintstone, Maryland, Twin Chapel in Auburn, Kentucky, Christian Heights United Methodist in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Edmonton United Methodist in Edmonton, Kentucky, Kerr Memorial United Methodist in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Zion United Methodist in Louisville and Clifton Height United Methodist,Stovall United Methodist in Radcliff, Kentucky, Livermore United Methodist and Pleasant Hill in Livermore, Kentucky, Hartford United Methodist in Hartford, Kentucky, St. Mark United Methodist in Louisville, and Carrollton United Methodist in Carrollton, Kentucky. He retired from Mt. Holly United Methodist in Fairdale, Kentucky. He and Betty Allen retired to Milton, Kentucky and became members of Trinity United Methodist Church in Madison, Indiana. He had been an active member of the Carrollton Rotary Club in Carrollton, Kentucky. Cliff worked as a Kentucky State Traffic School instructor for 23 years. Rev. Sparks enjoyed model trains, cross-stitching, collecting lighthouses and Snoopy figurines, camping in the Smoky Mountains and traveling. An avid New York Yankees fan, Rev. Sparks was scouted by the Yankees in his high school years. He was a devoted husband, loving dad and granddad. Rev. Sparks died on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at his home in Milton, Kentucky. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Rev. Sparks will be missed by his loving daughters, Martha Louise Sparks and her husband, Joseph Todd Johnson of Cleves, Ohio, and Mary Linda Sparks and her husband, Eric Vandersyde of Hardinsburg, Kentucky; his grandchildren, Avery Sparks-Johnson, Elizabeth Sparks-Johnson, and Jacob Sparks-Johnson; his father in law, Rev. George Edward Henry of Louisville, Kentucky; his sister, Linda Reed and her husband, William of North Port, New York; his brothers in law, G. Edward Henry, II, and his wife, Gerri of Lexington, Kentucky, Timothy Mark Henry of Louisville, Kentucky, and Phillip Victor Henry and his wife, Maire of Georgetown, Kentucky; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Clifford Joseph Sparks, died August 10, 2000, his mother, Mildred Louise Antz Sparks, died July 5, 1987, his beloved wife of 49 years, Betty Allen Henry Sparks, and his mother in law, Martha Belle Ammerman Henry, died February 1, 2016. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., by Rev. Dr. Doug Walker at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 412 West Main Street in downtown Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Fairmount Cemetery in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Friday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana and Saturday from 3:00 p.m. until the time of service at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 412 West Main Street in downtown Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Trinity United Methodist Church or the Kentucky Wesleyan College. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover or at the church. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Rev. Clifford Philip Sparks, please click here to visit our sympathy store.