- Date Of Birth: May 1, 1943
- Date Of Death: July 28, 2020
- State: Ohio
SALEM – Margaret Jean (Sargent) Sprouse, 77, peacefully left her earthly home for her heavenly one on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Salem Community Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 1, 1943 in Mansfield, Ohio.
She leaves to mourn her passing: her husband of 55 years, David; her only child, Cassandra (Kevin) Merolla of Akron; three sisters, Annabelle Barnhouse, Dorothy McCullough, Christine (Neal) Scott; two brothers, Edward (Dorothy) Sargent, Billy (Mary Anne) Sargent; and several nieces, nephews, and many other friends and acquaintances. She was preceded in death by her mother, Rosa (Maynard) Cross; father, James Sargent, and niece, Courtney Barnhouse.
Margaret was the first born of her five siblings, living her entire life in the Salem area. She married her sweetheart David on October 25, 1964 and spent most of her life as a homemaker. Margaret loved animals of all kinds and donated her time to the Columbiana County Humane Society in her younger years. She welcomed everyone she met with a smile, offered advice every chance she got, protected those she loved, and stated that all she ever wanted was her ‘husband and baby’. She loved doing word search puzzles, spending time with friends and family, and taking care of her house plants and yard. She became the matriarch of the family after mother passed, and she will be greatly missed by many.
The family would like to extend a huge ‘thank you’ to the second-floor nursing staff at Salem Community Hospital, Community Hospice and Palliative Care, and Dr. Brianne Bagwell.
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