A Life Story
Margaret Spivey Oiler, 91, passed away peacefully at home on October 8, 2026. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was the daughter of Clarence D. Cone and Mildred C. Altman Cone. Margaret worked for 32 years as a secretary at Union Camp. She was a woman of strong Christian faith and was a member of Silk Hope Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husbands, James Bruce Spivey and Russell Eugene Oiler; and her siblings, Clarice Cone Shuman and Clarence Donald Cone Jr. Survivors include her daughter, Patrice Spivey Cowart (Richard); grandchildren, Elaina Cowart Lippsett (Geoffrey) and Austin Cowart; and Russell’s children, Jennifer Ann Gruver (Gregg), Kristen Oiler Hodges (Andrew), Erin Patricia Farrell (Brendan), and Heather Elizabeth Ashley Oiler, along with their families. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. October 24, 2026, in the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. https://www.stjude.org