Meri Lee Sprang, 85, of Ontario, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Arbors at Mifflin.
Born August 17, 1937, in Crestline, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Alma (Kraner) and Delano Paynter. She graduated from Crestline High School with the Class of 1956. Meri Lee retired from Mansfield City Schools as a cook and custodian. She was the head cook for several years at the Girl Scout Camp Walhonding in Loudonville. In her free time, she enjoyed puzzles, word searches and watching her television shows. She was a huge fan of the Cleveland Browns.
Meri Lee is survived by two children, Sheila (John) Bise-Hopper and Sharon (Kevin) Corkrean; two brothers, Larry Paynter and Bill (June) Paynter; and cherished family and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wes Sprang; two sisters, Phyllis (Charlie) Landers and Carol Paynter; and a sister-in-law, Katie Paynter.
A Celebration of Life will be held in the spring of 2023. She will be laid to rest in Crawford County Memory Gardens.
