Mary Sparks, age 88, of Huntsville, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Valhalla Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until the hour of service. Pastor Hal Howard is officiating. Interment will follow at Valhalla Memory Gardens. Mrs. Sparks is survived by her children, Marty (Jan) Sparks and Toni Blicharz; two grandchildren, Austin Blicharz and Staci Mackey; brothers, Jimmy and Earl McGee; sisters, Judy Bethune and Georgia Mae Dempsey.