Margaret M (Vesper) Rinehart

Margaret M. Rinehart, age 100 passed away at The Woodlands at Robinson in Ravenna, Ohio, on Sunday, February 26, 2012.  She was born in Greenville in western Pennsylvania on August 25, 1911 to Albert G. and Mary E. Vesper. Margaret was a graduate of Penn High School (1929) and of Thiel College (1933), and trained in secondary education.  On August 26, 1933 she married J. Paul Rinehart of Fredonia, Tennessee. They were married in Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Paul and Margaret lived largely in northeast Ohio most of their adult lives. Upon her husband's retirement as a carpenter foreman, they moved south to Fredonia, Tennessee, in 1968. There they built their new home, and loyally attended McAdoo Cumberland Presbyterian Church in rural Montgomery County, Tennessee.  Then, in 1993 Margaret made her home with her eldest son, George, in Rootstown, Ohio. where she attended  Rootstown Community Bible Church. Later on she entered The Woodlands at Ravenna, Ohio, in July of 2006  following an emergency surgery.  Margaret was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, and a dedicated homemaker.  She was preceded by her husband, Paul, on August 4, 1970, sister Louise Dunlap, and great-grandson, Zachary Allen Rinehart on April 23, 2005.  She is survived by her three sons, George A. (Maxine) of Rootstown, Ohio, Donald R (Brenda) of Little Valley, New York, and Dr. Ronald E. (Linda) of St. Joseph, Missouri, nine grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, nephews Calvin R. Dunlap of Lakewood, Colorado, and George L. Rinehart, and niece Kay Rinehart of Middle, Tennessee, and several great-nieces and great-nephews.  Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, March 3, 2012 with family receiving friends from 12:00PM till time of service, at Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home , 1510 Madison Street Clarksville, TN 37040. www.neal-tarpley.com. Burial will be in Rinehart-Stewart Family Cemetery in Fredonia, Tennessee. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to the Clarksville/Montgomery Fire Department, or  to McAdoo Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Fredonia, Tennessee.  Shorts Spicer Crislip Funeral Home Ravenna Chapel handling local arrangements.

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