Thelma E. Swift “beloved mother, grandmother, and
great-grandmother”
COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Thelma E. Swift, 100, of Coudersport,
formerly of Coneville, passed away with her loving family by her side on
Saturday, November 16, 2019, in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, after a short
illness.
Born on Monday, October 27, 1919 in Pleasant Valley
Township, she was a daughter of George and Agnes Reed Meacham. On April 25, 1942 in Port Allegany, she
married Elton E. Swift, who passed away on April 12, 2004.
Thelma was a graduate of Port Allegany High School, Class of
1938 and was a graduate of Eleanor Beauty School in Buffalo, N.Y. She worked as a hairdresser in Shinglehouse
for one year and then in Coudersport until 1944, and lastly in her home in
Hebron.
Thelma was a member of Hebron Union Church. She enjoyed knitting and volunteering at
Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport.
She most especially loved spending time with her family.
She will be sadly missed by her wonderful caregivers at
Sweden Valley Manor.
Surviving are two daughters, Bonnie J. (Wayne) Hathaway of
Coudersport and Kim M. (Ivan) Work of Marysville, Ohio; five grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; a son-in-law, David Moyer of Montoursville; and many
nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, Thelma was
predeceased by infant twin sons; a daughter, Sandra Lee Moyer, who died in
2017; a grandson, Allen Hathaway, who died in 2018; four brothers; and ten
sisters.
Family and friends may call from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Thursday,
November 21, 2019, at the Virgil L. Howard Funeral, 118 South Union Street,
Shinglehouse where funeral services follow at 12 noon with the Rev. Howard R.
Burnham, pastor emeritus of Hebron Union Church, and Pastor Harold Kiel of
Bingham Center Bible Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Rathbone Cemetery, Coneville.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hebron Union
Church, 1149 SR 44N, Coudersport, PA 16915 or to the Sweden Valley Manor
Patient Activities Fund, 1028 East Second Street, Coudersport, PA 16915
Thelma’s family has entrusted her care to Kevin J.
Dusenbury, funeral director/owner of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home,
Shinglehouse.
To express condolences or share a fond memory of Thelma,
please visit www.virgillhowardfuneralhome.com or visit the funeral home
Facebook page, Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home.
