Services Set for Sparks; One Killer Confesses

Funeral services are scheduled tomorrow for the mother and brother of local pastor David Sparks, who were killed in a home invasion in Hendersonville a week ago today. The Hendersonville News reports the graveside service is at 1pm tomorrow at Shepherd Memorial Park. Family is receiving friends tonight from 6 to 8:30pm at West Hendersonville Baptist Church. The family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Connie and Ricky Sparks Scholarship Fund, in care of the Henderson County Education Foundation, Box 1267, Hendersonville, 28793.

The teens accused of killing Connie and Ricky have been moved back to the Henderson County Jail, where they face charges of murder and auto theft, for stealing Connie's car. They face lesser charges in Pitt county, where they were arrested Saturday after acting suspiciously around the East Carolina University student center. Justin Graham, one of the teens accused of the murder, has confessed to the killing, according to his father Ben Gash. His father had thrown him out of his house just two weeks earlier, after the boy would no longer follow house rules because he had gotten involved with drugs. In his booking photo, the other suspect, Charles Frederick Collins, had an appearance commonly associated with someone who is strung out.