Nancy Ann Sparkman Bell passed away on Jan 12, 2026. She was born in Doyle Tennessee, in White County on April 8, 1936 to Martha Jane Earles and Thomas Lansford Sparkman. She was the youngest of seven children raised on a farm near Doyle. She graduated from White Count High School in Sparta and attended Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee.

She came to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia and worked at Tri-County Hospital in 1955-56 and later worked at American National Bank (now Sun Trust) for 14 years. She worked at a number of places including Tom Collins State Farm Agency as a licensed agent and lastly at Turner Funeral Home. She enjoyed years of membership in the Lioness Club of Red Bank until it was dissolved. She became a Christian at age 10 at her country church, Greenwood Baptist, which was also the site of her marriage to Louis. She was a long-time member of Red Bank Baptist Church and the Faith Sunday School Class. She loved God and her family and many other things including friends, sewing, making and decorating birthday cakes for grandchildren, music, traveling, mountains, sunsets, and flowers. She prized being a Mother and a Grandmother. Her desire was to be the best grandmother ever to her wonderful grandchildren! One great experience of her life was when she worked on the first Habitat House built by all women in Loudon County Tennessee.

Ann was married for 69 years to her high school sweetheart, Louis Fearon (Bud) Bell.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Joe Ben, Frank Martin, Earl Thomas, and Billie Orville Sparkman; sisters Martha Christine Oliphant and Aline Sparkman Davis; sister-in-law Betty Sparkman of Sparta; nephews Bobby Sparkman, Tommy Sparkman; and niece Yuvonne Sparkman Sullivan.

Survivors are husband Louis, daughter Christina Ann (Chrissy) Appling, husband Steve, and children Luke and Avery Appling of Acworth Georgia; daughter Amy Nyree Castle, husband Wes, and sons Adin and Gavin Castle of Hixson; sister-in-law Mildred Sparkman of Cleveland; many wonderful nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2026 from 1-3 PM at Hamilton Funeral Home 4506 Hixson Pike, Hixson TN 37343 with a Celebration of Life Service to follow at 3 PM in the chapel.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Red Bank Baptist Church Missions, or the Parkinson's Foundation would be appreciated.