Robert Luther Polk III, 63, of Sheffield, died Thursday, May 24, 2007, after a sudden illness.Rosary will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 27, 2007, with visitation following until 9 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Florence. His funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 28, 2007, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with Father Andy Sullivan officiating. Interment will follow in Sheffield Oakwood Cemetery.Pallbearers will be Phillip Miller, Calvin Miller, Danny Wright, Ronnie Byrd, Danny Thigpen and Mitchell Sparks.He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Emma Lee Polk; his sister, Peggy Ann Howard; his grandparents, Robert Polk and Hazel Polk Beasley, Thadeus "Kink" White and Eva C. White.He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Sallie Miller Polk, of Sheffield; daughter, Margaret Sparks, of Muscle Shoals; son-in-law, Bryan Sparks; grandchildren, Cayla Polk, Mitchell Sparks, Cori Sparks; aunts, Arvilla Reid, Donna Mae White, Natalie Burnette; uncle, Charles Polk; nieces and nephews.In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. Joseph Building and Maintenance Fund.Spry Serenity Chapel, of Florence, is directing.