Wally Sparks, 73, of Sachse, passed away Feb. 10, 2013, in Sachse.

He was born June 9, 1939, in Fort Worth.

Wally served our country and retired from the United States Navy. He was a volunteer ombudsman for area nursing homes, and Wally was a big part of the city of Sachse where he served on the Planning and Zoning Committee for many years.

He was preceded in death by his son, Keith James Sparks; father, Norman Sparks; and brother, Jerry Sparks.

Wally is survived by his wife of 54 years, Ola Sparks; two sons, Donald G. Sparks and his wife, Ingrid and Michael Sparks and his wife, Meagen; four grandchildren, Donald G. Sparks II, Heidi Sparks, Dominic Sparks, Daniel Sparks; and a granddaughter, Ella Grace Sparks “on the way"; one great-grandson, Maddox Sparks; his mother, Dorothy Edwards; sister, Normagene Bartholomew and her husband, Bruce Gavin; brother, Kenneth J. Edwards and his wife, Natasha; niece, Marie Edwards; and numerous other family members.

Services were held Feb. 13, 2013, at Park Lake Church in Sachse. Reverend Max Kennedy officiated. Interment followed in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth.