Swope, Wilmer D. (1925-2010)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2010 Mar 15 p. 9

Birth date: 1925 Dec 16

text of obituary:

WILMER D. SWOPE

Wilmer D. Swope, 84, of Leetonia, Ohio, died Feb. 1, 2010, after a long illness. He was born Dec. 16, 1925, to Herman and Mabel (Detrow) Swope in Leetonia.

He married Alverda Stoltzfus on Oct. 19, 1952.

He was a farmer and worked at A&P Warehouse in Salem and at Buechner Residence Hall near Youngstown State University. He also served as a Fairfield Township Trustee from 1970 to 2001.

He was a member of Midway Mennonite Church. He enjoyed writing Christian hymns and Mennonite church history. He liked collecting books, gardening, genealogy and restoring antique clocks.

Survivors include his wife, Alverda; five children, Daniel Swope of Leetonia, Darlene Anderson and her husband, Edmund, of Lisbon, Charlene Mamis and her husband, Art, of Hudsonville, Mich., David Swope of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Miriam Roth and her husband, Matthew, of Metamora, Ill.; a sister, Carolyn Warren of Rittman; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

Funeral services were held at Midway Mennonite Church. Burial was in Midway Cemetery.