Margaret R. "Peg" Byrnes ILION Margaret R. "Peg" Byrnes, 84, formerly of Ilion, passed away on Friday, June 6, 2014, at Oneida City Hospital. Peg was born July 20, 1929, in Utica, NY, the daughter of the late Louis A. and Laura Sparker Sparrin, and she was graduate of the Ilion High School. Peg was united in marriage to Wesley A. Byrnes; he passed away in 1989. Peg was employed as a Key Punch Operator with UNIVAC in Utica in the 1960's and 1970's, and then Mohawk Valley General Hospital in the 1970's. Upon moving to Florida, Peg was employed with E. Systems in Bushnell, Florida, as a Time Keeper, retiring in the 1990's. While a resident in Ilion, Peg was a member of the Church of the Annunciation and the Catholic Daughters. Peg was a loving mom and grandmother and will be missed by her family. In her spare time, Peg was an avid reader and enjoyed doing crossword puzzles. Surviving her are her children, David and Theresa Byrnes, of Delmar, NY, Susan and Carl J. Menge, of Malta, NY, Priscilla and James West, of Canastota, NY, and Margaret and Joseph Annutto, of Merrimack, NH; a brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Nancy Sparrin, of Ilion, NY; also eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, one nephew and four nieces. She was predeceased by her husband, Wesley; a brother, Louis Sparrin; and a sister, Madeline (Sparrin) Houck. Friends are invited to attend calling hours and funeral services for Peg to be held on Wednesday (today), June 11, 2014, at 2:00 PM from the Whiter-Hendrix Funeral Home, Inc., 100 Otsego St., Ilion, with Deacon James Bower officiating. Interment will follow in the Armory Hill Cemetery, Ilion. The family will receive friends from Noon until 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. To light a candle, please go to: www.whiter-hendrix.com