BLODGETT -- Joshua D. Sparks, 22, of Blodgett died Wednesday, April 1, 1998, at Blodgett.

He was born July 12, 1975, in Sikeston, son of David and Pam Sparks.

Sparks was a 1993 graduate of Kelly High School at Benton, and a member of the Assembly of God Church in Murray, Ky.

Survivors include his father of Sikeston; his mother, Pam Gates of Benton; a brother, Zachary Sparks of Sikeston; maternal grandparents, Dean and Doris Riley of Blodgett; and paternal grandfather, John Sparks of Murray.

Friends may call at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston from 5-8 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Lee Fansler officiating. Burial will be in Blodgett Cemetery.