Georgia Loretta Sparks

1936 - 1976  (39 years)

• Name	Georgia Loretta Sparks  [1]
  Birth	16 Dec 1936	Wise, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1940	Gladeville Mag D, Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Residence	1950	Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Relation to Head of House: Daughter; Marital Status: Never Married
  Death	25 Sep 1976	Wise, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Car Accident - Georgia Loretta Sparks Osborne	30 Sep 1976	Roanoke, Virginia, USA   [6]
  		Newspapers.com - The Roanoke Times - 30 Sep 1976 - 17 Car Accident - Georgia Loretta Sparks Osborne
  Name	Georgia Loretta Osborne  [4]
  Name	Georgia Sparks  [5]
  Name	Loretta G Sparks  [2, 3]
  Reference Number	28545
  Cause of Death	Car Crash
  Person ID	I28545	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	James Walter Sparks,   b. 15 Dec 1900, Scott, Virginia, USA d. 29 Apr 1973, Norton, Virginia, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Rebecca Jane Wireman,   b. 27 Mar 1905, Wise, Virginia, USA d. 6 Oct 1995 (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	24 Jun 1922	Wise, Virginia, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F18974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Family ID	F18970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Dec 1936 - Wise, Virginia, USA Residence - Relation to Head of House: Daughter; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, USA Death - 25 Sep 1976 - Wise, Virginia, USA Car Accident - Georgia Loretta Sparks Osborne - 30 Sep 1976 - Roanoke, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Newspapers.com - The Roanoke Times - 30 Sep 1976 - 17 Car Accident - Georgia Loretta Sparks Osborne

  
  

• Sources

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