Mrs. Annie Ruth Carter Sparrow

July 3, 1926 - October 28, 2020

Graveside services for Mrs. Annie Ruth Carter Sparrow, 94, will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, October 31, 2020, in Magnolia Cemetery. The Rev. David Worthington will officiate and the family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Sparrow passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Born July 3, 1926, in Hemingway, SC, she was a daughter of the late Evans Wilburn Carter and Mary Graham Carter. Annie Ruth was devoted to her family and enjoyed a long career with the telephone company. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hartsville. Surviving are her son, Wilburn "David" Sparrow (Karen) of Zebulon, NC; grandchildren, Marah S. Walker (Joshua) of Farmville, NC, Zachary P. Sparrow of Zebulon, NC, and Kellie S. Sparrow of Farmville, NC; sisters, Ernestine Sweat (Gene) of Chapin, SC, Nina Tyler of Hemingway, SC; many loving nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and neighbors. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Frank D. Sparrow; siblings, Leila Mae Bullard, William Graham Carter, and Virginia Carter Martin. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, 104 E. Home Ave., Hartsville, SC 29550. The family would like to thank the staff of Medford Nursing Center for providing loving care to her for the past six months.