Margaret Jean Hammond, age 84, Passed away January 1, 2024, at the OSU Wexner Medical Center. Margaret is preceded in death by her parents, children, Jay Livingston, and Maureen Swift; grandchildren, Jerry Douglas, and Michael Ross Swift. She is survived by her daughter, Karen (Phillip) Bowman; grandchildren, Michael and Elizabeth Davis, Robert Clark, Theresa (Stacy) Boles, and Ashley Livingston, Jessica McGoldrick, Jacob Bowman, Joseph(Desiree) Bowman, Bridget Bowman. 12 great grandchildren, a niece and nephew, and many friends across the country. Margaret was a lover of animals and an avid reader. She loved being outdoors and communing with nature. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Arrangements by Myers-Woodyard Funeral Home.