Joy Lynn Gooden Sparks, 57, the state 4-H coordinator for the University of Delaware's Cooperative Extension Service, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, at home in Newark after a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Donald L. Sparks, the S. Hallock du Pont Chair of UD's Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. A lifelong Delawarean, Ms. Sparks grew up in the town of Wyoming and graduated in 1969 from Caesar Rodney High School in Camden. She began her involvement in 4-H as a young child, winning many state and national honors, including a National 4-H Achievement Award...
Kayla Martell competed in the Miss Delaware pageant Saturday, and although she didn’t win the crown, the experience in itself was rewarding, she says. Martell competed as Miss Georgetown and was one of the 10 finalists out of an original field of 19 participants.
