Graveside services for James Franklin Sparks, 60, of Harrisburg, who died Friday, Jan. 2, were Monday, Jan. 5, 2004 St. James Cemetery at Mountain View.

The Rev. Jim Chandler officiated, and Jackson's Harrisburg Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Pallbearers were Bobby Joe James, Leonard Sparks, Donald Crawford, William Sparks, Ronnie Sparks and DeWayne Sparks.

Born at Grubbs, he was a truck driver and member of the Arbanna Baptist Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Sheila Lapiar of Piedmont, Ala., and Michele Rogers of Plant City, Fla.; four sisters, Nancy Smith and Debra Clayton, both of Harrisburg, and Barbara Cantwell and Reatha Sparks, both of Marked Tree; and four grandchildren, Sharmaine Cheatwood, Lonnie Lanfair, Amanda Rogers and Tessy Rogers.

He was preceded in death by his parents, James Edward and Lola Mae London Sparks, and one brother.