Dwight F. Swartz Obituary (1924 - 2009)

Dwight F. Swartz, 85 Dayton Dwight Franklin Swartz, 85, a resident of 4091 Bowman Road, Dayton died December 27, 2009 at his home. Mr. Swartz was born on January 14, 1924, in Dayton, Virginia and was the son of the late Robert Ritchie and Irene Jones Swartz. He was a lifelong farmer in the Dayton area. Mr. Swartz worked as an insurance assessor for Mennonite Property Aid for many years, and drove a school bus for Rockingham County for 13 years. He was active with the Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale and was an active member of Weavers Mennonite Church. He will always be remembered as a loving Husband, father, and grandfather. He was also known to many as the ?fireball man? for handing out fireballs. On June 19, 1945, he married the former Vada Bowman who survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Ruth Ann Horst and husband Reuben, Dayton; Sharon Kisamore and husband Dave, Harrisonburg; Mary Jane Heatwole and husband Conrad, Riner, Virginia; one son Robert F. Swartz, and wife Linda, Stuarts Draft; one daughter-in-law, Jeanie Swartz, Hudson, Colorado; one sister, Mildred Shank and husband Glendon, Ocala, Florida; eight grandchildren, three step grandchildren; two great grandchildren and two step great grandchildren. Mr. Swartz was preceded in death by a daughter, Glenda Sue Swartz who died December 28, 1981 and a son, William Carter Swartz who died December 30, 2004. Pastors Janet Blosser, Gordon Zook, and Glendon Blosser will conduct a funeral service Thursday morning, December 31, 2009 at 10:30a.m.at Weavers Mennonite Church. Burial will follow at Weavers Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from six until eight at the McMullen Funeral Home, Harrisonburg. Memorial contributions may be made to the Virginia Mennonite Missions, 901 Parkwood Drive, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22802 and Mennonite Central Committee/Global Families, P.O. Box 500, Akron, Pennsylvania 17501-0500 Online condolences may be made to the family at www.mcmullenfh.com.