Dreana Sparks

Aug. 25, 1989-October 21, 2022

Dreana Sparks, 33, passed away peacefully on Oct. 21, 2022 in Carmel.

She was born on Aug. 25, 1989 in Daytona Beach, Fla. to mother Donna Sparks and was raised in Peru, Ind.

Described as sweet-natured, down-to-earth, and full of laughter, Ms. Sparks was a friend to every person that she met. She had a contagious smile and a kind heart: she is remembered for her joyful laugh and her beautiful singing voice. She was a great listener and she took pride in building community, whether it was by attending the Peru Circus or performing in Clowes Hall.

At Butler University as a student in the Jordan College of Fine Arts, Ms. Sparks was actively involved in the university music program, including wind ensemble, jazz band, university choir, marching band and basketball band. Ms. Sparks was additionally involved in Kappa Kappa Psi, a coed music fraternity that provided service to the music ensembles at the university.

During her time at Peru High School, she was a drum major in the Peru High School Marching Band and a proud member of the Peru Circus Festival Band. She was an active member of the band program, the swing choir, the Team Miami County Youth Leadership program and the Peru Mayor’s Youth Council.

Survivors include the love of her life, Perry Reid of Carmel; mother Donna Sparks of Peru; sister Patricia Stith (Dan); niece Abigail Vinopal-Musall (Jordan); nephew Austin Vinopall (fiance Hope) of Wabash, Ind.; grandmother Waunitta Winters; uncle Richard Winters (Cindy); two aunts Beth Landis (Jeff) and Amy Hoekesema (Jay) of Peru; and two dearly loved cousins and close friends Alexa Muse (Dan) of Cambridge, Mass. and Christopher Sterner of Raleigh, N.C.

She was preceded in death by her grandfather Earl L. Winters and uncle Steven E. Winters.

A Prayer Service and Celebration of Ms. Sparks’ Life is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022 from 2-6 p.m. in the Salem Christian Church, 531 East 500 South, Peru, Ind. 46970.

Bussell Family Funerals is privileged to assist the family in arrangements.