Karen S. Spurgeon, 70

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Karen S. Spurgeon, 70, of Morrisonville, died Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Heritage Health Hospice in Springfield.

Visitation will be held Friday, April 19, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Perfetti-Assalley Funeral Home in Morrisonville. Funeral services will follow at 6 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Chad Foster officiating.

Mrs. Spurgeon was born March 4, 1949, in Pana, the daughter of William Eugene and Sarah Kathryn (Caulk) Mayberry. She married John E. "Joe" Spurgeon on July 25, 1971, in East St. Louis, and he survives in Morrisonville.

A graduate of Morrisonville High School, she went on to be a beautician. She worked beside her sister at JoAnn's Beauty Salon for many years, and then later at The Vogue Hair Salon in Taylorville.

After retiring as a beautician, she worked as a phlebotomist for St. John's Hospital and the blood bank for many years. 

She enjoyed spending time at Lake Taylorville with family and friends, boating, going to truck pulls, attending her grandchildren's ball games, and going to the riverboat. She was a member of the Moose Lodge #1516 in Taylorville and the First Baptist Church in Morrisonville.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by children, Kirk (companion Mary Lee Miller) Spurgeon of Morrisonville and Kellie Jo (companion Jeremy Brown) Spurgeon-Sheedy of Taylorville; grandchildren, Kelsey Leanne (companion Jerod Foster) Sheedy of Taylorville, Cole Andrew Sheedy of Denver, CO, Kaysey Jayne Spurgeon of Morrisonville and John Wyatt Spurgeon of Morrisonville; siblings, Sandy (husband Paul) Miles of Springfield and Billy (wife Linda) Mayberry of Decatur; brothers-in-law, John H. Parker of Chatham and Jerry (Mary Lorraine) Spurgeon of Carlinville; sisters-in-law, Sue (husband Mike) Bethard of Morrisonville and Karen Spurgeon of Kincaid; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sister, JoAnn Parker; and brother-in-law, Gary Spurgeon.

Memorials may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004.

Online condolences may be left at www.assalleyfuneralhomes.com.