Gregory Joseph Karparek

Gregory Joseph Kasparek, 45, passed away Monday, Oct. 21, in Abilene.

Memorial services were held Saturday at First United Methodist Church of Iowa Park with Pastor Jeffrey Pehl officiating.

Services were under the direction of Dutton Funeral Home.

Gregory was born Aug. 29, 1974, in Colorado Springs, CO., to Jimmie Tim Kasparek, Jr. and Galyia Joan (Beals) Waters. Gregory was a 1992 graduate of Iowa Park High School. He worked for Cryovac in Iowa Park from the year 2000 to 2002. He was talented with carpentry work and plumbing.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Surviving relatives include his mother, Galyia Waters and husband, Ronnie “Bear” of Iowa Park; adoptive daughter, Breanna Kasparek of Wichita Falls; and sister, Lori Gabbard of Fort Wright, KY.

Memorials are suggested to First United Methodist Church of Iowa Park, or to Hospice of Wichita Falls.