Mary Margaret Williard Hartman

Mary Margaret Williard Hartman, age 84, of Big Prairie, Ohio passed away at the home of her daughter on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 following a courageous battle with cancer.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday June 6th at Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, Ohio with Pastor Tom Benter officiating. Burial will take place in Ripley Cemetery, Shreve, Ohio. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home where rules of social distancing will apply.

Those wishing to share a memory or make online condolences may do so by visiting www.alexanderfhinc.com.

Family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Lakeville Fire Department, 13979 State Route 226, Lakeville, Ohio 44638.

Mary was born June 7, 1935 in Stillwell, Ohio and was the daughter of Glenn and Lena (Logsdon) Zollars. On November 30, 1963 she married Robert L. Williard and he preceded her in death on August 28, 1986. She later married Robert E. Hartman on October 16, 1998 and he preceded her in death on September 19, 2016. 

Mary was a 1954 graduate of Killbuck High School. She had previously worked at Rice - Chadwick Rubber Company in Killbuck and was a homemaker. Mary was a member of Ripley Church of Christ, where she sang in the choir and was a former Sunday School teacher at First Baptist Church in Loudonville.

She is survived by three children, Caroline (Paul) Croley of Carson City, Nevada, Kevin Williard (Sherri Strother) of Big Prairie, Ohio and Colleen (Jeff) McCune of Nashville, Ohio; 6 grandchildren, Blake and Anthony McCune, Ridge and Thaniqua Williard and Jennifer and Carly Croley; and her two nieces, Debbie and Lori.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Marvin Zollars; and two nephews, Dave and Steve Zollars.

The family wishes to express a heartfelt thank you to Wooster Community Hospital and transportation for all her care and getting her to and from appointments. They would also like to thank Sycamore Run Nursing Home and Interim Health Care Hospice for all of the love, care and compassion that was shown.