Kathy Jean Sparks

July 6, 1950 - January 2, 2019

Kathy Jean Sparks, age 68, went to be with her Lord on January 2, 2019 after her long battle with cancer. She passed away peacefully with her family by her side. She was born on July 6, 1950 in Fort Worth to Durward and Jennie Bob Woolf. Kathy was a long-time member of First United Methodist Church of Arlington. Kathy loved life, her family, and friends. She was always on the go with activities for her children and grandchildren. Her mother taught her to love the theater and she enjoyed passing this love on to her daughter and granddaughters. She was a Girl Scout leader and was loved by all her daughter’s friends. Kathy dearly loved her many friends including The Lunch Bunch friends, mothers of daughters from Jennifer’s school friends. She loved attending soccer games and other sports with Scott and her grandchildren. It was never too cold or wet to support her kids, their activities, and Lamar High School, VFND. Kathy worked at Botanical Research Institute of Texas where she shared her beautiful smile with all who entered. Kathy will be dearly missed and survived by her husband David Sparks, son Scott Sparks and wife Rebecca, daughter Jennifer Sparks Hoffman and husband Shannon, grandchildren: Zackary, Dalton, Austin, Dawson, Makinzy, Cassidy, Marissa, and Caroline, her brother Jerry Woolf, in-laws: Jo Sparks, Steve Sparks, Mitchel Huffman and wife Kaye Sparks Huffman, and nieces and nephews. The family wants to express their thanks to Community Hospice of Texas for their loving support. Donations to Community Hospice can be sent at www.chot.org. Kathy wanted her family and friends to celebrate her life in their own ways.