Mary Jane Elizabeth Tainter Spieth

Franklin - Mary Jane Elizabeth Tainter Spieth, age 85, of Sylva, NC  passed away January 16, 2010.  She was born in Lakewood, Ohio, March 23, 1924, and was the beloved daughter of the late Leland Brown Tainter and Maude Kendall Tainter and later, her step mother, Muriel Russell Tainter.  She was married to the late Charles E. Spieth for 67 years.  She was a devoted wife and mother.  She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Independence, Ohio.

She had one brother, Leland B. Tainter, Jr. and wife Barbara, of Riverside, California; one daughter, Linda Trubicza and husband Frank, of Sylva, NC; one son, Larry Spieth and wife Joan, of Canton, Ohio.  She had 7 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Mary Jane will be remembered most by her love for a good poker game and the joy of antiquing.

A celebration of both Mary Jane and Charles E. Spieth and their love for God and each other will be held June 26, 2010 at 11:00AM at Canal Fulton Baptist Church in Ohio. Interment will be held at the Canal Fulton Cemetery.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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