GODWIN CEMETERY,  MAURY COUNTY TENNESSEE
 

Columbia Herald, 20 Sept. 1918.

Mrs. Nettie Sparkman, age 33, wife of Walter W. Sparkman, died his morning at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Thompson near Union on Snow Creek. Although her death was expected, as she had been lingering for some time, it was quite a shock to the entire community. She was a bright, good, Christian woman and was greatly beloved by her many friends and relatives. She was a devoted member of the Methodist church and was always found at her post of duty when physically able. She is survived by her father, mother, husband, four brothers, Jim, Charley and Joe, of Reeves, West Tennessee, and Walter Thompson who resided at home, and two sisters, Mrs. Naomi Baker and Mrs. Ida Kirkpatrick.

The funeral will be held Sunday at 11:00 o'clock at the residence of her parents... Interment in the Godwin cemetery at Union....

Obituary sent by Mary Bob McClain Richardson 23 Jun 2016