Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
3:54 pm Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Betty Sue Sparks Brown

Betty Sue Sparks Brown

August 15, 2012

Betty Sue Sparks Brown, 75, Russellville, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012.
A private funeral service was held Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, at Akins Funeral Home, Russellville, with Bro. Curtis Taylor officiating. Interment was in Knights of Pythias Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Austin Lewis Brown; son, Ricky David Miller; parents, John Turner Sparks and Myrtle Taylor Sparks; sister, Virginia Goss; brothers, Sherman Sparks, Jay Sparks.
She is survived by sons, Michael Jay Miller and wife, Wanda, Martin Shane Spradlin; sisters, Winnie Faye Parsons, Frances Hargett and husband, Jimmy, Geraldine Spivey; grandchildren, Michael Brock Miller and wife, Shannon, Keslie Miller, Jason Easterling, Robby Easterling; great grandchildren, Jayson Miller, Makenzee Miller, Alexis Easterling; a host of nieces and nephews.
She was a member of Gray Rock Methodist Church.

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