Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
2:44 pm Monday, June 30, 2014

Linda Sparks Taylor

Linda Sparks Taylor

June 28, 2014

Linda Sparks Taylor, 66, died Saturday, June 28, 2014. She was a homemaker and a member of Gravel Springs Baptist Church.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, at Gravel Springs Baptist Church with Bro. Randy Burtram and Bro. Ronnie Geary officiating.  Burial will be in Gravel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.

Survivors are her husband, Jerry W. Taylor, Hamilton; two children, Sherry Smith and husband, Kerry, and Randy Taylor and wife, Pam, all of Hamilton; four grandchildren, Emma Grace Smith, Samuel Smith, Maggie Smith and Aleigha Faith Taylor; four sisters, Leila Lindsey and husband, Eldon, and Martha Bowling and husband, Billy all of Hamilton, Lou Cann and husband, Lewis of Texas and Paula Homan and husband, Rodney, Gordo, and one sister-in-law, Renae Sparks, Gadsden.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Melton Sparks and Betty Mink Sparks; and one brother, Ronny Sparks.

Pallbearers will be Jeremy Cantrell, Chris Oglen, Max Wright, Hunter Bowling, David Sanderson, Greg Taylor, Lance Taylor, Joe Williams and Bobby Darwin.

Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, June 30, at Gravel Springs Baptist Church and continue until service time on Tuesday.

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