Born in Milfay, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
Daughter of William L Sparks
and Ella (Henderson) Sparks
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Richard Soloman Redford
— married
3 Oct 1931 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
[private daughter (unknown - unknown)], Patsy Jean Redford, Richard Ray Redford I, Elizabeth Lou (Redford) Harrington, Peggy Joe Redford and [private daughter (1940s - unknown)]
Died
at age 94
in Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Veva Lillian Sparks passed away on 17 July 2009.[1][2]
Obituary
From Find a Grave:
- Redford, Veva Lillian Sparks
- Veva Lillian Redford Sparks was born Nov. 23, 1914 to Willie and Ella Sparks in Milfay, Okla.
- She married Richard S. Redford on Oct. 3, 1931.
- She was preceded in death by her husband; two daughters, Betty Harrington and Peggy Jo Redford; one granddaughter, Lois Ann Harrington; and one grandson, Richard Ray Redford II; one sister, Vival Bolen; one brother, L.D. Sparks; and her parents.
- She went to her heavenly home on July 17, 2009 in Denison.
- She is survived by her children, Patsy and Troy Clark of Yukon, Okla., Maggie and Lowell Shortes of Yorktown, Barbara Kaye and Bob Pulley of Denison, and Richard Ray and Sharyn Redford of Wichita Falls; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-greatgrandchildren. She is also survived by sisters, Geraldine Wall of Yerington, Nevada, and Susie Lawson of Covina, Calif.; brother, Lonnie Sparks of Odessa; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
- She was a very loving and caring person taking care of everyone else before taking care of her needs. If you knew her, you loved her.
- Funeral services were scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at the Advent Christian Church with Troy Clark officiating. Interment followed in Stroud Cemetery. Arrangements were under the care of Hutchins-Maples Funeral Home in Bristow, Okla. Condolences may be made online at www.hutchinsmaplesfuneralhome.com. Published in The Herald Democrat on 7/21/2009
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 October 2019), memorial page for Veva Lillian Sparks Redford (23 Nov 1914–17 Jul 2009), Find A Grave Memorial no. 39711124, citing Stroud Cemetery, Stroud, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Jackie M. Isham, Sr. (contributor 46979606) .
- ↑ https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/heralddemocrat/obituary.aspx?n=veva-lillian-redford-sparks&pid=130073829
Acknowledgements
This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010 by MG Pitts
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