Malone, Mary Dawn 1958-2021

MALONE, MCSPAREN, HARTSON, VANTOMME, BRINEGAR

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 10/6/2021 at 15:11:08

Mary Dawn Malone
April 14, 1958 - September 30, 2021

Mary Dawn McSparen Malone left this world peacefully, suddenly and unexpectedly September 30 , 2021 in her home in Monroe Iowa. Mary came into this world undoubtedly in a whirl of excitement to Chuck and Mary Alyce McSparen on April 14, 1958. She was born after 3 brothers and was the oldest of 4 girls. Mary grew up and went to school in Eddyville Iowa. Growing up I was told she was a little "sassy, and tough". She did not take well to someone messing with her siblings and was always willing to stand up for them, this trait stayed with her all of her days. She would defend and protect her family and friends with every ounce of strength she had whenever it was needed and you sure didn't want to upset one of her grandkids! Growing up around Mary must have been pretty exciting. She was beautiful inside and out and was a truly caring soul.

Later she was blessed with 3 children of her own Josh, Chad and Shauna. She showered them with love and affection. Although they faced many trials along the way she always pulled everyone through even when she wasn't sure how she was going to get through herself, but she always did. She made sure to leave her family with lots of wonderful memories of family vacations, camping trips and too many good fun memories to write in an obituary! If you knew Mary Dawn then you knew what unconditional love was, and also fun because you were sure to laugh until you cried and possibly even get into some sort of minor trouble! Mary knew how to have a good time and how to love so fiercely. She showed great examples of this fun loving spirit to her grandchildren and a few special "adopted" grandkids who were lucky enough to get to call her nana. Her grandkids were her pride and joy. She loved having fun with them by going on Adventures, random picnics, hunting for rocks, bones, spooks or anything else they might enjoy or laugh at, it needs to be said that she was so devoted to doing this that it didn't matter to her that she also was for sure going to be the one finding the poison ivy and then suffering for the next week. She turned her Master bedroom into a gigantic craftroom/playroom just for them so they had a place to release all that creativity and no matter how good or slightly lacking the project might be in her eyes every piece was nothing short of a masterpiece and deserved to be framed or showcased on a fridge or wall. She loved when the kids taught her how to use youtube and make tiktoks. Seriously this grandma did it ALL!

Baking was also a favorite thing to do with family and most likely would end with a flour fight and loads of laughter! She never worried about a mess being made she just happily cleaned it up while giggling to herself.

Her stories were second to none and might scare you so bad that you didn't even think about getting out of bed or make you laugh so hard you felt like you were reliving history right alongside her and those ornery McSparen/Hewitt kids!

She cared deeply for extended family as well and was always there for everything, checking in with a visit or a call or sharing from her gardens.

Family time was a favorite, she loved visiting or having bonfires as long as there was someone to enjoy it with which was usually not a problem sense there was normally a grandchild or 4 spending the night or begging too. She worked hard all her life and never backed down from a hard job, you could usually find her mowing or picking up her yard if the weather it was nice.

She will be missed so deeply by many many friends and family. A hole that can not be filled will last until we meet her again. Until then she will be up there covering those golden streets with flour and laughter taking care of those she loved so much while watching over us down here. So the next time you see that butterfly, bird or anything else in nature acting strangely trying to get your attention just know that is probably Mary Dawn trying to cheer you up. Or when you lose something around your house or trip on that branch that just popped up its her getting a good laugh at your expense haha! We love you and miss you mom!

She was preceded in death by Her Beloved parents Chuck and Mary Alyce, A Brother Chuckie and several very special uncles and cousins. She is Survived by Her Children Josh and Stacy Hartson (Jeter and Amaya- and soon to be great grandchild she would have just loved) Chad and Gina Malone (Jarrett and Cole, Jager) Shauna and Chad VanTomme (Serenity and Harmony) And Her Adopted Grandkids Hewitt, Harrison, Kathryn and Penelope Brinegar. Also 2 brothers and 3 sisters.

Per her request, no services will be planned. Memorials may be sent to the family and condolences may be left at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

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Services

There are no events scheduled. ~ The Coburn Funeral Home, Monroe, Iowa 30 Sept 2021.