Delia

Sparkman

Delia Sparkman, 66, of Sweetwater, passed away on December 7th, 2023 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, TX.

A rosary will be held Sunday evening from 6pm-8pm, led by her sister-in-law, Lydia Torrez. Funeral services will be Monday, December 11th at 2pm at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel followed by graveside service at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sweetwater. Preacher Kevin Shipp will be officiating.

Delia was born June 13th, 1957 in Sweetwater, Texas to Francisco and Delores (Torres) Gomez. She is a Sweetwater High School graduate of the class of 1975 as well as a local Texas State Technical College alumni. She married the love of her life, Stephen Boyd Sparkman, on August 1st, 1980. Throughout their early years of marriage, they enjoyed traveling in their camper and seeing different parts of Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah. He preceded her in death 14 years earlier on the same day, December 7th, 2009.

She is survived by her daughter, Kirsten Sparkman of Sweetwater, as well as her granddaughters London and Stevie Howard, her sisters, Maria Castro of Sweetwater and Juanita Gomez of Sweetwater, brothers, Mario Gomez of Sweetwater, Jerry Gomez of Sweetwater, Edward Gomez of Sweetwater, Lupe Gomez and wife MaryAnn of Grand Prairie and Rudy Torrez and wife Lydia of Dallas, as well as several nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Fransisco and Delores Gomez, husband, Stephen Sparkman, sisters, Velia Gomez and Gloria Castro, brothers Fransisco Gomez Jr and Tony Gomez as well as her sister-in-law Patricia Gomez.

Pallbearers are nephews, John Edward Castro, Jerry Brian Gomez, Nathan Castro, Moses Gomez, Eddie Gomez, Mario Anthony Gomez, and honorary pallbearers are Kaden Castro and Miguel Juarez.