Born: February 10, 1886, Paris Crossing, Indiana.
Died: February 3, 1967, Seymour, Indiana.
Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Seymour, Indiana.
Burl was the son of Milford Leander Sparks and Sarah Jane Sage, and husband of Edith Halcie Ervin.
Associated with the Nazarene denomination, he is remembered as a song leader and song evangelist.
If you know where to get a good photo of Sparks (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),