Leroy (PeeWee) Sparks, age 66, of Soldier, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2010, at his residence. He was born April 28, 1944, in Carter County, Kentucky, son of the late Samuel Justice and Christine Brinegar Sparks. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Bonnie and Gracie Sparks. PeeWee is survived by his wife, Evelyn Gilbert Sparks; one son; Leroy Junior Sparks, of Rowan County, Kentucky; seven daughters, Angie Henderson of Salt Lick, Kentucky, Elizabeth Sparks, Connie Jo Sparks, Vickie Bair and Denise Sparks, all of Soldier, Kentucky, and Lorie Waddell and Gail Dermon, both of Morehead, Kentucky; 16 grandchildren; and 5 great grandchildren. Other survivors include two brothers, Mack Sparks of Morehead, Kentucky, and Ross Sparks of Olive Hill, Kentucky; four sisters, Susie Baer of Morehead, Kentucky, Donna Reynolds and Joy Henderson, both of Olive Hill, Kentucky, and Betty Enix of Lewis County, Kentucky. PeeWee was a former construction worker, an honest man, and loving husband, father, and grandfather. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with Brother Mike Atkins officiating. Burial will follow at the McKenzie Mountaintop Cemetery in Grahn, Kentucky. Pallbearers will be Bryan Sparks, Brandon Henderson, Brent Stinson, Roger Waddell, Phillip Henderson, Michael Adams, Bo Sparks, and Leroy Junior Sparks. Visitation is after 5 p.m. Monday, August 9, 2010, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals. Visitation: Monday, August 9, 2010, after 5 p.m. Funeral: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at 11 a.m. Interment: McKenzie Mountaintop Cemetery, Grahn, KY