| DATELINE: BAKERSVILLE, NC BONNIE SPARKS
BYRD
Bonnie Sparks Byrd, age 92 of Ridgeview Lane, Bakersville, NC,
formerly of the Harrell Hill Community passed away July 21, 2010 at
Johnson City Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late John
and Minnie Green Sparks and a native of Mitchell County, NC. She was
a member of Pleasant Grove Church of The Brethren at Harrell Hill.
She was preceded in death by her husband Clyde Byrd. She and Clyde
were the original founders of the Bonnie and Clyde Drive In
Restaurant in Loafers Glory, NC. She resided with her daughter
(Carol) for the past two and a half years.
Survivors include her daughter Carol Byrd Bennett, and husband
Paul, of Red Hill, NC, one sister, Edna Masters, of Erwin, TN,
grandchildren, Mike Hopson, and wife Nancy, of Johnson City, TN, Dan
Hopson and wife Tammy, of Red Hill, NC, David Bennett and wife
Sarah, of Lynchburg, VA, Sarah Bennett Woody and husband Shannon, of
Red Hill, NC, great grandchildren, Samuel and Annie Hopson, Linda
and Ethan Hopson, Marcus Beach, Annie and Daniel Bennett, Caroline,
Mary Beth and Zeb Woody.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Alice Hopson and
husband Max several brothers, and sisters.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 12:00
Noon in Pleasant Grove Church of The Brethren (Harrell Hill), with
Paul Bennett officiating. The family will receive friends one hour
prior to the service. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove
Cemetery (Harrell Hill Rd). A dinner following the services will be
held for friends and family at Harrell Hill Community Building.
Memorials may be made to: Pleasant Grove Cemetery 2506 Harrell
Hill Rd, Bakersville, NC 28705.
Henline - Hughes Funeral Home is assisting the Byrd Family.
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