Obituaries

Loretta Sparks

March 31, 1938 - November 3, 2024

Loretta J. Sparks, Age 86

Loretta Sparks passed away surrounded by her family on November 3, 2024, in Lakeland, Florida. She was born on March 31, 1938, in Akron, Ohio. Loretta was a devoted homemaker, known for her exceptional cooking and baking.  She is preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie Lee Sparks; three children: Carol Sargente, Rick Bell, and Katherine Toomey; and one great-grandchild, Jaziel Munoz.  

Loretta is survived by her children, Pamela Bell, Lizabeth Baxley, Todd Harden; siblings, Sue Malcuit, Jimmy Todd, and Kathy Smith; grandchildren, Crystal Jernigan, Heather Toomey-Kaluzny, Chad Bell, Cristen Hurst, Derek Toomey, Shannon Baxley, Erica Garvey, Chris Sargent, Chelsea Baxter, Kirsten Toomey, and Kaite Toomey. In addition, she is survived by eighteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.