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Furniture Rep John Sparger Jr. Dies
November 6,
2014 by in Industry, Obituaries 
Longtime independent furniture sales representative John Whitfield Sparger Jr., 63, died last Thursday at Missions Hospital in Asheville, N.C.
Sparger, who is remembered as a consummate sales professional with a passion for life, recently attended his 80th High Point Furniture Market. His 30-plus-year career included representing Bassett Furniture, Trendline Furniture (national sales manager), Stratford Furniture (regional sales manager), Southern Furniture, Ligna, Chateau D'Ax and Fjords/Hjellegjerde.
"John was a true gentleman and a great human being," said Fjords USA President Dan Houck. "I am honored not only to have worked him, but to call him a friend."
Sparger's survivors include his wife, Sheila Dawson Sparger of Hickory, N.C.; his sons John Whitfield Sparger III and his wife, Sofie; Chris Walling and wife, Angela; John Daniel Walling IV and wife, Kathleen Waller; and his beloved English bull dog, Otis.
A memorial service was held Wednesday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Hickory. Condolences may be made online here; and a memorial fund benefits Sparger's family.