Sammy Elizabeth Sparks

1931 - 2012  (80 years)

• Name	Sammy Elizabeth Sparks  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	14 Mar 1931	Seaboard, Tazewell, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1935	Rural, Tazewell, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Residence	1940	Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Sammy Sparks Lowe - Injured in Car Racing Accident Pt1	13 Jul 1957	Danville, Virginia, USA   [10]
  		Sammy Sparks Lowe - Injured in Car Racing Accident Pt1
  Sammy Sparks Lowe - Injured in Car Racing Accident Pt2	13 Jul 1957	Danville, Virginia, USA   [11]
  		Sammy Sparks Lowe - Injured in Car Racing Accident
  Name	Sammie Elizabeth Sparks  [5]
  Name	Sammie Sparks  [8]
  Name	Sammy Elizabeth Sparks Lowe  [6]
  Name	Sammy Lowe Groff  [9]
  Name	Sammy Lowe Sparks Groff  [7]
  Name	Sammy S Lowe  [12]
  Reference Number	20161
  Residence	1958	Danville, Virginia, USA   [12]
  Death	23 Feb 2012	Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [2, 7, 9]
  Burial	25 Feb 2012	Danville, Virginia, USA   [7, 9]
  Person ID	I20161	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph Glenn Sparks,   b. 11 Sep 1905, Tazewell, Virginia, USA d. 21 Nov 1986, Sutherlin, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Nora Elizabeth Cordle,   b. 13 Aug 1910, Seaboard, Tazewell, Virginia, USA d. 23 Aug 1955, Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia, USA (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Family ID	F7250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lacy Forrest Lowe, Sr,   b. 23 Mar 1927, Seaboard, Tazewell, Virginia, USA d. 23 May 1980, Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia, USA (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	4 Oct 1948	Danville, Virginia, USA   [5, 6]
  Divorce	3 Jun 1959	Danville, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	Per the docs, this was actually an annulment, not a divorce. (The claim was the husband had remarried too soon after his previous divorce.)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Lacy Forrest Lowe, Jr,   b. 28 Jul 1949, Tazewell, Virginia, USA d. 31 Dec 2019, Danville City, Virginia, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   4. Living   5. Jerry W Lowe  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]
  Family ID	F7245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Lloyd Lacy Ferguson,   b. 5 May 1930, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Feb 1978, Danville, Virginia, USA (Age 47 years)
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F7251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Noble Ray Groff,   b. 16 Jan 1935, Danville, Virginia, USA d. 4 Jan 2004, Danville, Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	4 Mar 1961	Blairs, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F7257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Mar 1931 - Seaboard, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Residence - 1935 - Rural, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1940 - Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Marriage - 4 Oct 1948 - Danville, Virginia, USA Sammy Sparks Lowe - Injured in Car Racing Accident Pt1 - 13 Jul 1957 - Danville, Virginia, USA Sammy Sparks Lowe - Injured in Car Racing Accident Pt2 - 13 Jul 1957 - Danville, Virginia, USA Residence - 1958 - Danville, Virginia, USA Divorce - 3 Jun 1959 - Danville, Virginia, USA Marriage - 4 Mar 1961 - Blairs, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Death - 23 Feb 2012 - Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Burial - 25 Feb 2012 - Danville, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	5 Photos
  	Danville VA 043 a picture of a picture of Uncle Noble and Sammy Sparks
  	4-22-66"Improper turning causing an accident 952 Kinzley Court, Staunton, VA
  	Sammy Sparks Lowe Groff Obituary
  	Sammy Sparks Lowe - Injured in Car Racing Accident
  	Sammy Sparks Lowe - Injured in Car Racing Accident Pt1

  
  

• Sources

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