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Mary Jane Spriggs, 86, of Greenfield, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022, at the Community Care Center in Stuart. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 20 at Greenfield United Methodist Church with burial following in Graceland Cemetery in Creston. A luncheon will be held at the church. Pastor Melinda Stonebraker will officiate the service. The family will greet friends 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, July 19 at Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield.
Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com. Memorials may be directed to the Mary Jane Spriggs Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.
Mary Jane Spriggs was born Sept. 23, 1935, the daughter of Edgar and Pearl (Linthicum) Cochran in Winterset, Iowa. Mary Jane grew up in Creston and surrounding areas and graduated from Creston High School.
She was united in marriage to Harold Beuthien on Aug. 15, 1959. They had five children: Joanne, Robert, Norman, David and Donald. On Feb. 15, 1986, she was united in marriage to Wayne Spriggs in Creston.
Mary Jane was the head of housekeeping at Adair County Memorial Hospital in Greenfield and various nursing homes. She retired in 2000. Mary Jane enjoyed traveling, camping, dancing and jam sessions, going to the Iowa State Fair and especially enjoyed spending time with her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Norman Cochran; brother and sister-in-law, Junior and Hazel Cunningham; sister and brother-in-law, Marjorie and Dale Strait; son, Norman Beuthien and two grandchildren, Austin Lee and Bridgette Beuthien.
She is survived by her husband, Wayne Spriggs of Greenfield; children: Joanne (Sam) Lee of DeWitt, Robert (Joy) Beuthien of Hartsburg, Missouri, David (Julie) Beuthien of DeWitt, Donald (Tammy) Beuthien of Valley View, Texas, David Spriggs of Creston, Linda (Joe) Lilly of Ankeny, DeeAnn (Ron) Lauer of Creston and Sheryl Leto (Gary Cooksey) of Des Moines; 20 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Mary Cochran; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.