Sarah E. Darst Spencer, 86

Sarah E. Darst Spencer, 86, of Long Bottom, Chester Community, went to join her parents and her Lord, at 10:15 p.m.
on Friday, May 15, 2015 in the Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. Born February 28, 1929, in Cheshire, Oh. she was the daughter of the late Bud “B.L.” and Gertrude Ward Darst. Sarah was a member of Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Church and attended Mercy’s Mission, in Chester. Sarah loved to sew and embroider beautiful things, travel, and fish at the lake and at their pond. She was also known for her apple pies. She had such a quick sense of humor and she was a hard worker. Sarah was a homemaker a devoted wife, loving mother, grandma, and great-grandma and a sister who loved her family.

Sarah is survived by her husband, Dayton H. Spencer, whom she married on May 1, 1948 in Cheshire, a son, Ronnie (Marilyn) Spencer, of Chester, a daughter, Nina (Al) Wassel, of Point Pleasant, WV., grandchildren, Trisha (Keith) Putman, Don Spencer, Matt (Kristen) Wassel, DDS., Mandy (Gregg) Stoffel, great-grandchildren, Autumn Johnson, Dayton Wassel, Parker Wassel, Spencer Maurin Stoffel, Corey Putman, Brandon Putman. A sister Mary Myrtle (Howard) Robinson, of Letart Falls, and numerous nieces and nephews also survive.

In addition to her parents, Sarah is preceded in death by her sisters, Katie Curfman, Dorothy Rife, Anna Lemley, and brothers, Bud Junior Darst, and Francis Darst.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, 800 West Main St. in Pomeroy. Pastor Rob Combs will officiate. Interment will follow in the Chester Cemetery. Friends may call two hours prior to the funeral service on Tuesday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www.cremeensking.com

Please add in Lieu of flowers memorials may be made in Sarah’s memory to the Mercy’s Mission47439 Riebel Road, Long Bottom, OH 45743.