Jennifer Leann Sparkman (Hutchison)

Jennifer Leann Sparkman (Hutchison), 36, of Springfield, passed away July 19, 2021, surrounded by her loving family.
Sparkman was born April 12, 1985, in Springfield, to Ray and Brenda (McDowell) Hutchison. She was the second of four children in the home.
She graduated from Republic High School in 2004. She had five children, Evin, Kayson, Skyler, Zane, and her miracle baby, Katie. She attended Red Tree Church in Springfield, where she was a Sunday school teacher.
Sparkman is preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Houston McDowell, paternal grandfathers; Philip Hutchison, Sr. and Eugene Burgos, and her great-grandparents; Mini and Ordra “Happy” Hickman and Loreen Bowers.
She is survived by her longtime partner, Tye Jackson, children; Evin Ray Sparkman, Kayson Sparkman, Skyler Hutchison and Zane and Katie Jackson, mother, Brenda Bunch and her husband Hank, along with her father, Ray Hutchison and his wife Jeannie, brother; Michael Hutchison, Tony Hutchison and his wife Jessica, sisters, Kristie Shank and her husband Josh, Madison Hutchison, Cheyenne Smith Jerrett and her husband, Christina Miller and her spouse Stephanie, grandmothers; Linda McDowell and Wanda Burgos, as well as numerous nieces, nephews another extended family and countless friends. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Meadors Funeral Home, to help the family with funeral expenses.
A visitation is scheduled for Friday, July 30, 2021, from 12-2 p.m. at Meadors Funeral Home in Republic. A celebration of life will follow at 2 p.m. with burial in Lindsey Cemetery.