Richard Whitehead Sparrow of Chapel Hill died Wednesday, June 6, 2007. A graduate of Chapel Hill High School, Mr. Sparrow attended the University of North Carolina and was a World War II veteran having served in the Pacific theater. He was retired from the US Postal Service.
A memorial was held at 2:00 pm Saturday, June 9, 2007 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 632 Laurel Hill Road, Chapel Hill. The Reverend Donnie L. Evans-Jones, assisted by Reverend Mary Peacock officiated.
Mr. Sparrow is survived by his wife, Frances Weston Sparrow; two daughters, Peggy Sparrow Lomax of Richmond, VA and Jean Sparrow Reed of Paducah, KY; three grandchildren, Keenan Lomax Smigelski of Richmond, VA, Kristen Reed Gallimore of Nashville, TN and Samuel Weston Reed of Los Angeles, CA; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel Jackson Sparrow and Lessie Canada Sparrow, and one sister, Louise Sparrow Oakley.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in his name may be sent to Aldersgate United Methodist Church or to the Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill, NC.