Gethel Sparrow

Gethel Arlene Sparrow, 93, of Davenport, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at her home.

Private graveside services will be held at Fairmount Cemetery in Davenport.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Rivermont Collegiate (formerly St. Katharine’s St. Mark’s School) in Bettendorf, Iowa.

Gethel was born June 15, 1921 in Keokuk County, Iowa, the daughter of Ada Pearl (Lynch) & Brown Tucker.  Her family moved to Davenport when she was a child and she was a graduate of Davenport High School.

She was united in marriage to Harold Carl Sparrow in August of 1940 in Davenport.  He preceded her in death on June 12, 1963.

Gethel began work at St. Katharine’s School in 1964 in the alumni office.  She later became Business Manager of the school.  She continued working at the school, now Rivermont Collegiate until 2006.

Those left to honor her memory include her daughter and son-in-law, Marsha & Chuck Field of Davenport; and her granddaughter, Amy Field and grandson-in-law, Adam Thomas-Brashier of Merriam, Kansas.

In addition to her husband, Gethel was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers; and one sister.