CHARLES "SPARKY" SPARKS age 49 years of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, July 8, 2011 at

4:35 a.m. at the Audubon Hospital in Louisville, KY from an apparent heart attack he suffered on June 30

while fighting a house fire in the Garlin Community.

He is survived by his parents: Charley & Helen Hancock Sparks of Columbia, KY

His wife: Tammy Akin Sparks of Columbia, KY

One son: Trent Sparks of Columbia, KY

Charles was a Deputy Kentucky State Fire Marshal for the past 23 years, a fire and rescue instructor for the Kentucky Community Technical College System, Assistant Fire Chief of the City of Columbia Fire Department, a member of the Columbia - Adair County Volunteer Fire Department for 32 years, an Emergency Medical Technician for the Adair County Ambulance Service, he was a member of the Columbia Christian Church

Funeral service: Monday July 11, 2011 at 1:00 PM at the Columbia Christian Church 206 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY 42728

Clergy officiating: Bro. Raymond Martin & Bro. Terry White

Burial in the Haven Hill Cemetery in Columbia, KY with funeral honors presented by members of the Kentucky Fire Commission, Kentucky State Fire Marshal Office and from fire departments across Kentucky.

Visitation will be Sunday after 2:30 PM at the Columbia Christian Church and after 6:00 AM Monday until time for service at Columbia Christian Church

Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home in charge of funeral arrangements

Memorial are suggested to the WHAS Crusade for Children 520 West Chestnut Street Louisville, KY 40202 or the Green River Animal Shelter 455 Jim Blair Road, Columbia, KY 42728

you may sign guest book below

Visitation : after 2:30 PM. CT Sunday July 10 2011 at Columbia Christian Church

Services : Monday July 11 2011 at 1:00 P.M. CT at Columbia Christian Church

Interment : Haven Hill CemeteryN