Darlene Eklund Sparks Obituary
We are sad to announce that on August 4, 2022 we had to say goodbye to Darlene Eklund Sparks (Murphy, North Carolina), born in Earlsboro, Oklahoma. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Floyd Hubbard and Nannie Katherine Hubbard; and her siblings, Mary Lea Wersonick, Donald Hubbard and Kenneth Hubbard.
She is survived by: her husband Donald Eklund; her children, Dr. Michael Eklund (Tracy) of Houston, TX, Donna Stone (John) of Murphy, NC and Johnny Eklund of Houston, TX; her stepchildren, Holley Breeding of Colorado Springs, CO and Jon Sparks (Marsha) of Fort Worth, TX; her grandchildren, Shawn Stone (Shelly) of Sharpsburg, GA, Kristin Harrington (Frank) of Castle Rock, CO, Jason Stone of Houston, TX, Stephen Eklund (Michelle) of Atlanta, GA, Rachel Eklund of Houston, TX, Collin Sparks (Rachel) of Branson, MO, Cameron Sparks (Melissa) of Houston, TX, Shelley Crook (Kevin) and Mark Breeding (Jenny) of Colorado Springs, CO; her nieces, Kathy Pratt of Corpus Christi, TX and Jill Tarnow Lichenburg of Chicago, IL; and her sister-in-law Nancy Garner (Sparks) of Panhandle, TX. She is also survived by 17 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Wichita Falls, TX, or to the Gideons.
