Richard Wayne Sparks

Richard Wayne Sparks, the son of Gary A. and Sharon Kay (Loeffler) Sparks, was born October 20, 1969, in Fairfax, Missouri. He attended Tarkio High School, Tarkio, Missouri, graduating in 1988.

Wayne was employed as a Meat Packer for Excel Corporation, Rock Port, Missouri, until closing. He then transferred to Cargill Meat Solutions, Nebraska City, Nebraska. Wayne later helped Dr. Jerry Espey at the vet clinic in Tarkio and his parents with the family bait shop “Sparks Hunting and Fishing”. Due to health concerns, Wayne later retired.

Wayne enjoyed hunting and fishing. Wayne passed away Monday, September 28, 2026, at Memorial Hospital, Seward, Nebraska, at the age of 56.

Besides his parents, Wayne was preceded in death by brother, Gary R. Sparks. Survivors include sister, Melinda Curtis, Rock Port, Missouri; nieces and nephews, Billy (Kelly) Daugherty, Robert Curtis, Caci Bundy, and Shaylee Sparks; numerous great nieces, great nephews, and cousins.

There are no scheduled memorial services.

Private family inurnment will be held at a later date.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Cremation Arrangements: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio.

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