On February 11, 2012 RUTH L. SPARKS (nee Edrington), beloved wife of the late Raymond J. Sparks, Jr.; devoted mother of Raymond J. Sparks, III and his wife Mary Lou; loving grandmother of Raymond J. Sparks, IV and Stacy R. Chen; dear great-grandmother of Caitlyn and Matthew Chen; sister of Shirley Sawyer and William Edrington; she is also survived by her nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the family-owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc. 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26) on Tuesday from 7 to 9 PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Thomas Aquinas Church on Wednesday at 10:00 AM. Interment Lorraine Park Cemetery.
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