Mildred Ethel Buckner Sparks

Funeral services for Mildred Ethel Buckner Sparks, 102, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Jim McDonald officiating. Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches.

Mrs. Sparks was born June 22, 1921 in Huntington, Texas to the late Nora Ballard and Carlton Earl Buckner, and died Sunday, November 5, 2023 at her residence.

Mrs. Sparks was a lifelong resident of Lufkin. She taught school and loved her students at Lufkin Jr. High West and retired after many years of service. She loved sewing and was very interested in Genealogy. She was a member of Fourth & Groesbeck Church of Christ and loved her church family dearly.

Survivors include her daughter, Clavel Adams of Lufkin; lifelong friend, Polly Fields of College Station; grandson, Kenneth Adams of Lufkin; granddaughter, Courtney Adams of Lufkin; niece-in-law, Kay Sparks of Lubbock; caretakers, Betrice Williams, Darcus Moore, Inee Nesmith, Sabrina Hartsfield; special friends, Lois O’Guin, Kenneth King, Shelly McDonald, Arthur Nesmith, David Loving; and numerous other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Lester Sparks.

The family would like to extend special thanks to Affinity Hospice and Fourth & Groesbeck Church of Christ for their love and care.

The family will welcome friends and loved ones from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memories and condolences may be added, and live webcasting of the services may be viewed, at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.