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					Jane Sparks Ash 
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            [September 23, 2021] 
            
            		
			ATLANTA - 
			Lora Jane Sparks Ash, 91, of Atlanta, passed away on Wednesday, 
			September 8, 2021, at the Christian Village Nursing Home in Lincoln. | 
						
							| 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.
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							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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