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 Lora
Jane Sparks Ash
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[September 16, 2021]
ATLANTA -
Lora Jane Sparks Ash, 91, of Atlanta, passed away on Wednesday,
September 8, 2021, at the Christian Village Nursing Home in Lincoln. |
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Service:
Private family services are scheduled.
Funeral home:
Quiram Peasley Funeral Home,
Atlanta
Obituary
Lora Jane Sparks Ash, 91, of Atlanta,
passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at the
Christian Village Nursing Home in Lincoln.
Private family services are scheduled. Burial will
be in the Atlanta Cemetery.
Lora Jane Sparks was born August 28, 1930, in
Lincoln, the daughter of Commodore N. and Lora S.
Whitehead Sparks. She was united in marriage to
James A. Ash, Jr., on April 4, 1953. He preceded her
in death on November 7, 2008.
Surviving Lora Jane are her two daughters: Julie
Yarcho of Atlanta and Lori (Kate) Grace of Indian
Wells, CA; one son: James (Laura) Ash, III of
Lincoln; six
grandchildren: Jaime Flack, Jodi (Michael Stewart) Yarcho, Jackie (Justin) Dietrich, Ryan Ash , Justin
Ash, and Mollie (Ron Smith) Ash; and six
great-grandchildren: Taylor and Samuel Flack, Deacon
and Charlize Ashenbremer, and Hudson and Barrick
Dietrich.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents
and one brother: John Sparks. |
Lora Jane was a farmer's daughter
raised in Beason. A Beason Yellowjackets
cheerleader, she graduated from Beason High School
in 1948, and then attended McMurry College and
Millikin University. Lora Jane loved her family, her
pets, and was an avid book reader and gardener. She
was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in
Lincoln and the DAR.
Her family gives thanks to The Christian Village for
taking such wonderful care of Lora Jane.
Memorials may be made to the Atlanta Rescue Squad,
Alzheimer's Foundation, Atlanta Public Library or
Ruby's Rescue & Retreat.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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