NASHVILLE - Violet "Sparky" Jackson, age 94, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020. Born September 6, 1925, she was the eldest daughter of the late John T. and Edna E. Sparks and was, for 57 years, the wife of the late Dr. David S. Jackson, Sr. In addition to her husband and parents, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Edna "Boots" Watson, and brothers J.T. Sparks, Jr., George Sidney Sparks, and E. Carlton Sparks.

She is survived by her daughter, Donna J. Gordon of Greensboro, and her son, Dr. David S. Jackson, Jr. and wife Susan M. Jackson of Clemmons; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren ; brother, Edwin Wayne Sparks and friend Cookie Stephenson of Somerset, KY; sisters Bobbye S. Richmond of Ruffin and Helen S. Troutman of Burlington; and sisters-in-law Eldred S. Sparks of Ruffin and Jean C. Jackson of Gastonia.

A Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. at Nashville Baptist Church, 512 E. Washington St, Nashville, with Pastor Rev. J. Kenneth Byrd, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow the service at Forest Hills Cemetery in Nashville. The family will receive friends and relatives on Saturday, February 1, 2020 from 5 - 7 p.m. at Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Nashville Baptist Church, P.O. Box 637, Nashville, NC, 27856 or to Well-Spring Retirement Community, Benevolent Fund, 4100 Well-Spring Drive, Greensboro, NC, 27412.