Bud was educated in the Spencer schools, and graduated from North Rowan High School with the Class of 1975. He has always been an avid sports fan, especially the game of baseball. He played Youth League basketball, football, Church League basketball,  and Pony League baseball, but enjoyed playing Spencer Little League baseball the most with cousins Phip, Kelly, and Johnny Sparger. Bud also played on the North Rowan High Cavalier baseball team under legendary coach Bob Hundley. He enjoyed playing golf with family and friends over the years. and never missed a Nascar race.

In 1976-77 Bud began what became a long career with Duke Power Company. where he met many cherished friends and other people along the way, Bud loved regaling people with hilarious stories and funny situations, even just before his death.

After Duke Power, Bud took a job at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove where he lived as Grounds Foreman. He worked there until he retired at age 62.

Since his retirement, Bud has enjoyed catching up on reading novels, crosswords, eating at restaurants and at sister Carol’s home, babysitting and spending happy times with his great-niece and great-nephews who were like grandchildren to him.  He is so much loved and missed.

Bud was preceded in death by his parents Jenny and Maurice; brother James Maurice “Bird” Sparger.

Surviving Bud are his sister, Carol Diane Sparger Chmielewski and husband Wesley; special niece Tara Carroll Miller and family Jason, Dalton, and Weston; special niece Kallie Hannah Sparger and her family Chris, Brayden, Kaydence, and Corbin. He loved us all.