Kern County Obituaries

Ruth Sparling

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Tehachapi News; Dec 02, 1998

Funeral services were held Saturday, November 28 at Weeks' Enumclaw Funeral 
Home for Ruth Sparling, 87, who passed away on November 23 in Renton, Washington.
Ruth was born in Sutton, Ontario, Canada on April 16, 1911. She lived in Tehachapi 
for 10 years before moving to Puyallup, Washington in 1979.
Ruth was involved with the Assembly of God Church in Tehachapi where she served as 
a pianist and sang in the choir. She was also involved in the Women's Ministries.
In 1932 and again in 1934, Ruth was crowned Miss Canada in a pageant for Canadian 
women living in California.
Ruth is survived by her sons Roy Sparling and his wife Barbara of Phoenix, Arizona and 
Stephen Sparling of Centralia, Washington, daughter Jeri Lynn Mangus and her husband 
Bruce of Kent, Washington, seven grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Burial was at the Tehachapi District Cemetery, handled by Weeks' Enumclaw Funeral 
Home.