Margery Stackhouse Johnson

Boardman-Margery Stackhouse Johnson, 94, passed away early Wednesday morning, February 10, 2016.

Margery Elinor Schwartz, a daughter of Paul Schwartz and Alta Albright Schwartz, was born December 16, 1921 in Brownlee Woods, Youngstown, OH. She moved with her family to North Lima at the age of three and spent her life there before moving to Boardman in 2002.

Margery worked as a secretary for the North Lima schools before marrying Earnest L. ("Bud") Stackhouse in June 1943. Together, Margery and her husband raised four sons on their farm, Stackhouse Gardens, on Sharrot Road in North Lima. Margery returned to the workplace in 1970 and retired from Benefit Trust Life Insurance Company in 1986. At the age of six, Margery began taking piano lessons and by the age of ten was playing the pump organ for the Children's Mission Band during the Church Hour. She was a member of Mt. Olivet Church most of her life, where she was active in the music program playing piano and organ for 84 years at church services. Through the years, Margery also substituted at various churches. Her last church was John Calvin St. Paul UCC, from which she retired in 2007 after 27 years as choir director and organist. John Calvin St. Paul UCC merged to become Heritage Presbyterian Church in 2007, and Margery remained a member there until recently returning to Mt. Olivet Church in North Lima. In addition to music, Margery enjoyed crafts, sewing, cooking and baking.

In 1973, her husband, Earnest ("Bud") Stackhouse, of nearly 30 years passed away. In February 1978, Margery married James Johnson (Johnson Appliance Sales and Service of East Palestine) who later passed away in 2001. Most notably, Margery spent her life caring for others. When her mother passed away, leaving her two youngest children, Melvin (age 13) and Robert (age 12), a 21-year-old Margery and her husband Earnest ("Bud") stepped in and helped raise them to adulthood. After raising her own four sons, Margery and her second husband then helped to lovingly raise two grandsons, Philip and Victor.

Margery was preceded in death by her brothers, Dr. Donald E. Schwartz and Robert P. Schwartz.

She is survived by her children, Roger L. (Sharon) Stackhouse of Detroit, MI, Richard P. Stackhouse of Boardman, David A. (RoseAnn) Stackhouse of Boardman, Philip L. (Barbara) Stackhouse of Austintown, and Thomas (Brenda) Johnson of East Palestine; her grandchildren: Lisa Parks, Colleen (Kevin) Zajak, Amanda Stackhouse, Philip M. (Natalie) Stackhouse, U.S. Army National Guard Reserves, Victor L. Stackhouse, Thomas and Kristen Johnson, Maj. Daniel (Amy) Ricketts, formerly of the U.S. Army and Michelle (David) Welling. She is survived by eleven great-grandchildren, Averie, Taurean, Kiya, Wyatt, Toby, Preston, Mya, Ayonna, Henry, Coralie, and Helena; and a brother Melvin B. (Nancy) Schwartz of San Mateo CA. Margery also leaves behind seven nieces and nephews, among them, a special niece, Gymee Lynn (Russell) Sills of Connecticut.

Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon, Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ, North Lima with the Rev. Jerry Kruse and the Rev. Dr. David Howell officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Friends may call at the church one hour prior to the services on Saturday.

Funeral arrangements were made by the Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home, Columbiana.

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