Mary Cox Sparger

Mrs. Mary Cox Sparger, of Mount Airy, peacefully passed away Saturday, April 3, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. For the past eight years, she has resided at Creekside Terrace Independent Living in Winston-Salem, near her daughters. Mrs. Sparger was born May 13, 1918, in Keystone, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Charles Edmund and Annie Monday Cox. She was happily married for 58 years to Ed Sparger of Mount Airy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ed; her brothers, James and Edmund; her sister, Janis; and her sister-in-law, Shirley Cox. Mrs. Sparger was a devoted wife and mother. She was active in the community and in the Central United Methodist Church, where she was a lifelong member. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Bonnie and Ben Plitt and Janis and John Garner, all of Clemmons; four grandchildren, Bradley Garner, Juli Garner-Smith and her husband, Rodney, and Joseph Plitt and his spouse, Chin Chin, all of Winston-Salem, and Randy Plitt of Kingsport, TN; two great-grandchildren, Gabe and Lucas; a third great grandchild expected in October; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Jack Cox of Mount Airy, Bill and Mona Cox of Sarasota, FL, and Inez Cox of Mount Airy; and many beloved nieces and nephews. A celebration of her life will be held Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Central United Methodist Church in Mount Airy, with the Rev. John Ferree officiating. The family will receive friends in the Lady's Parlor of the church one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church, 1909 North Main Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030, or to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. Moody Funeral Services of Mount Airy is serving the Sparger family.