Eva Ann Ison Kissick Sparkman, age 68, of Lafayette Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at her residence.
She was born February 23, 1942, in Rowan County, Kentucky, daughter of the late George W. and Rissie Alice Adkins Ison. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Arnold Ison and Earl Ison, and one sister, Loretta Sparkman.
Eva is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Randy and Velda Kissick and Jeff and Connie Kissick and two daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy (Sissy) and David Thomas and Becky and Levi Banks, all of Morehead, Kentucky; ten grandchildren; and 9 great grandchildren.
Other survivors include four brothers, James Ison, Rev. Cecil Ison, Donald Ison, and Ival Ison, all of Morehead, Kentucky; two sisters, Darlene Morehouse of Batavia, Ohio, and Carol Foster of Flemingsburg, Kentucky; a host of nieces and nephews; and two special friends, Carlotta Banks and Amy Gregory.
Eva was a homemaker and a loving and devoted mother and grandmother.
Funeral services were conducted 11 a.m. Thursday, April 22, 2010, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Andy Lands and the Rev. Cecil Ison officiating. Burial was in the Clearfield Cemetery.
Pallbearers: Grandsons, Jason Thomas, Brandon Kissick, Jacob Thomas, Joshua Thomas, Jobe Banks, and Jason Stevens.
Honorary pallbearers: Granddaughters, Miranda Deem, Jessica Thomas, Ashley Stevens, Abby Kissick, and DeAnna Kissick.
Visitation was after 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals, Morehead, Kentucky.
