Miriam Sparks Smith, 93, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at The Landmark Nursing and Rehab. She was born on January 29, 1930 to Clarence and Ruby Morgan Sparks. She was a member the New Hope Presbyterian Church. She graduated high school in Cherokee, Alabama in 1948. Before retirement she worked at First National Bank in Tuscumbia, Alabama, Prentiss County Home Bank and Caver Seed. She loved cooking and working in her garden and flowers.
A Celebration of Life will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at McMillan Funeral Home with Reverend Dr. Nick Phillips officiating. Burial will be in the Booneville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday at the funeral home.
She is survived by one brother, Harold Sparks of Muscle Shoals, Alabama; her sister, Betty Askew of Ohio; her sister-in-law, Wanda Smith; a host of nieces and nephews; a special caregiver, Maxine Young and her special friends, J.D. and Jimmie Moore.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edwin Dewell Smith; one brother, Jack Farney and two sisters, Virginia Calvin and Katherine Pieraowski.
Condolences may be left at www.mcmillanfuneralhome.com
