Dorothy Jean Spargur

God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be. So He put His arms around you and whispered "come to me" -Author Unknown Dorothy Spargur, 67 years old, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina passed away June 17, 2014, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded at home by her loving family. Dorothy was born June 3, 1947, in Cleveland, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Frank and Olga Greuling and a sister, Gretchen. Dorothy is survived by her husband of 46 years, Bill Spargur. In addition, she is survived by her son Christopher Spargur and his wife Maggie and grandsons, Colt and Keegan and her daughter Lindsey, all of Hilton Head Island. Her sister Linda (Rick) Schaef in Strongsville, OH and brother Eddie Greuling (Carolyn) of Phoenix, AZ. In addition, wonderful and loving nieces, nephews, her special cousins in Ohio and friends in Michigan. Dorothy was primarily a homemaker but did work at the Cuyahoga Falls Recreation Dept. in Ohio and St. Ursula Girls Academy in Toledo, Ohio. She was a loving wife, mother, friend and a treasure to all who knew her. She will be greatly missed by all. Many people may not have known her name but recognized the ladybug pin she wore for almost 50 years. Her husband gave it to her for "Sweetest Day" when they were dating in college and she never took it off. Thousands of people over the years even tried to "swat it away" because it looked so real. Dorothy had strong faith and was involved in her Church and school activities in Cuyahoga Falls, Rittman and Rossford, Ohio and Dexter, Michigan where they lived over their 46 years. She is a member of the St. Andrews Church by the Sea in Hilton Head Island. There will be no calling hours. Private Graveside services will be held at Six Oaks Cemetery, Sea Pines, Hilton Head Island, SC later in the summer. The family asks that any consideration of donations may be made to Hospice Care of the Lowcountry, PO Box 3827, Bluffton, SC 29921 or Colon Cancer Research/American Cancer Society. There will be no calling hours. Private Graveside services will be held at Six Oaks Cemetery, Sea Pines, Hilton Head Island, SC later in the summer. The family asks that any consideration of donations may be made to Hospice Care of the Lowcountry, 119 Palmetto Way, Bluffton, SC 29921 or Colon Cancer Research/American Cancer Society.