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William Carter Sparks

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East Hoosick – William Carter “Butch” Sparks, 78, passed away after a long battle with cancer, on Sunday, January 16, 2011, at the Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bennington, VT. He had resided on Ore Bed Road in East Hoosick, NY, with his beloved wife Patricia (Barnes) Sparks. They were married on June 11, 1960.
Born on June 29, 1932, in Winchester, MA, William was the son of the late Charles and Harriet (Carter) Sparks. He graduated from Andover (MA) High School and attended Hudson Valley Community College where he received a certificate in electrical wiring. William served in the United States Army from 1953 to 1956 as an air frame and engine mechanic. William was employed at Eveready in Bennington, as a millwright for twenty-five years. He also operated the family farm, Twin Maples Farm, while being employed at Eveready.
William was a volunteer driver for the Road to Recovery for the American Cancer Society. He coached Little League baseball, liked to travel and was a communicant of St. John the Baptist Church in North Bennington, VT. He was a great dad and enjoyed time spent with family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors, other than his wife Patricia, include his daughters, Kimberly Baker and husband James of Arlington, VT, Mary Driscoll of Hoosick Falls, NY, and Jennifer Nelson and husband Bruce of Duanesburg, NY, his sons, William Sparks and his wife Nicole of Hoosick Falls and Eric Sparks of Cohoes, NY, and his sister, Betsy Hutchison of Lakewood, CO. He is also survived by thirteen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. William is pre-deceased by a sister, Jane Spoerke.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial to be offered on Friday January 21, at 11 am from St. John the Baptist Church in North Bennington, VT. Burial will follow the Mass at St John’s Cemetery in North Bennington.
Relatives and friends may call at the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, on Thursday, January 20, from 4 to 7 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the Karen McGovern Memorial Fund through the funeral home.
The family would like to thank the staff at Bennington Health and Rehabilitation Center for their wonderful care.