The Blade, Mary Lee (Beals) Spann, 62, ultimately won the battle on January 16, 2016, after a long and courageous fight with pancreatic cancer. A celebration of Marilees life will take place on Saturday, April 2, at 2 p.m., at the Hope in Christ Community Church, Perrysburg, OH. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to PanCan.org or Heartlite Hospice Care, Huntsville, AL. As published in The Blade.