Dr. Edward (Sparky) Clark Edgin, Sr. Hendersonville - Dr. Edward (Sparky) Clark Edgin, Sr, Age 78 passed October 1, 2018. Sparky was born to Robert and Zera Ann Edgin, October 12, 1939 in Betsey's Town, Tennessee. He was raised outside of Dickson, Tennessee before the family settled in Madison, Tennessee. He graduated from Madison High School, a well-rounded athlete in football, baseball and his favorite, basketball. He graduated from University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee where he played basketball. He received his Master's in the Art of Teaching from Johns Hopkins University. Lastly, he received his Doctorate Degree in English from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. Sparky married the love of his life, Beverly Ann Winn in 1965. They started a family and raised their children in Sewanee, TN, Columbia, SC and settled in Hendersonville, Tennessee. He is preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Kathleen Edgin, his parents and 6 brothers. He is survived by his wife, Beverly, his son, Edward Clark Edgin, Jr and his daughter, Amy Edgin Smith, his son in law, Lincoln Smith and 3 grandsons, Kolton Smith, Kooper Smith and Kody Smith; a brother, William Edgin, a sister, Jean Boyd, a sister Myrna Cox and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Dr Edgin had a passion for church, teaching and basketball. Dr. Edgin was a college professor of English until he retired in 1999 from Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. Throughout his career, he taught at the University of the South, University of Tennessee at Nashville, Tennessee State University and Lipscomb University. He was a Deacon at Hendersonville Church of Christ and an Elder at Community Church in Hendersonville. He was inducted in the Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Community Church in Hendersonville, Tennessee, at 1:00pm. Visitation will be from 11:00am - 1:00pm. Graveside service will be at 2:30pm at Hendersonville Memory Gardens in Hendersonville, Tennessee. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Susan Edgin Memorial Scholarship Fund at a Lipscomb University, The Pat Summit Foundation or Hacienda of Hope through Twickenham Church of Christ in Huntsville, AL.

Published in Tennessean on October 4, 2018