Daughterof Benjamin Ritchie And
Hannah M Grove
Wife of John R Swartz
Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIII, No 7 - May 16, 1940 ---- page 158, 159, 160.
Swartz. --- Sophie L., daughter of B. F. and Hannah (Grove) Ritchie, was born near Dayton, Va., June 30, 1867; died at the home of her son (Robert Swartz) near Dayton, March 1, 1940, after 8 weeks' illness of complications; aged 73 y. 8 m. 1 d. She was united in marriage to John R. Swartz Dec. 25, 1887, who preceded her in death Jan. 26, 1928, when struck by a fast train at a railroad crossing near Fishersville, Va. Three infant children also preceded her in death. She is survived by 3 sons and 1 daughter (Claude C., Robert R., and Glen E. Swartz, of Dayton, Va., and Mrs. R. J. Layman near Harrisonburg, Va.), and 1 sister (Mrs. S. J. Helsley of Harrisburg, Pa.); also 16 grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. She united with the Mennonite Church and remained faithful until the Lord called her home. She was a kind and devoted mother and will be greatly missed in the home and community in which she lived. She bore her afflictions with Christian patience, never uttering a word of complaint. Services were held at Weavers Church on March 3 by Bro. S. H. Rhodes and Henry Keener. Text, John 14: 1, 18 and latter clause of V. 27.
"Into Heaven's mansion she's entered,
Never to sigh or to weep;
After long years with life's struggles,
Mother has fallen asleep."
The Family
Hannah M Grove
Wife of John R Swartz
Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIII, No 7 - May 16, 1940 ---- page 158, 159, 160.
Swartz. --- Sophie L., daughter of B. F. and Hannah (Grove) Ritchie, was born near Dayton, Va., June 30, 1867; died at the home of her son (Robert Swartz) near Dayton, March 1, 1940, after 8 weeks' illness of complications; aged 73 y. 8 m. 1 d. She was united in marriage to John R. Swartz Dec. 25, 1887, who preceded her in death Jan. 26, 1928, when struck by a fast train at a railroad crossing near Fishersville, Va. Three infant children also preceded her in death. She is survived by 3 sons and 1 daughter (Claude C., Robert R., and Glen E. Swartz, of Dayton, Va., and Mrs. R. J. Layman near Harrisonburg, Va.), and 1 sister (Mrs. S. J. Helsley of Harrisburg, Pa.); also 16 grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. She united with the Mennonite Church and remained faithful until the Lord called her home. She was a kind and devoted mother and will be greatly missed in the home and community in which she lived. She bore her afflictions with Christian patience, never uttering a word of complaint. Services were held at Weavers Church on March 3 by Bro. S. H. Rhodes and Henry Keener. Text, John 14: 1, 18 and latter clause of V. 27.
"Into Heaven's mansion she's entered,
Never to sigh or to weep;
After long years with life's struggles,
Mother has fallen asleep."
The Family
Daughterof Benjamin Ritchie And
Hannah M Grove
Wife of John R Swartz
Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIII, No 7 - May 16, 1940 ---- page 158, 159, 160.
Swartz. --- Sophie L., daughter of B. F. and Hannah (Grove) Ritchie, was born near Dayton, Va., June 30, 1867; died at the home of her son (Robert Swartz) near Dayton, March 1, 1940, after 8 weeks' illness of complications; aged 73 y. 8 m. 1 d. She was united in marriage to John R. Swartz Dec. 25, 1887, who preceded her in death Jan. 26, 1928, when struck by a fast train at a railroad crossing near Fishersville, Va. Three infant children also preceded her in death. She is survived by 3 sons and 1 daughter (Claude C., Robert R., and Glen E. Swartz, of Dayton, Va., and Mrs. R. J. Layman near Harrisonburg, Va.), and 1 sister (Mrs. S. J. Helsley of Harrisburg, Pa.); also 16 grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. She united with the Mennonite Church and remained faithful until the Lord called her home. She was a kind and devoted mother and will be greatly missed in the home and community in which she lived. She bore her afflictions with Christian patience, never uttering a word of complaint. Services were held at Weavers Church on March 3 by Bro. S. H. Rhodes and Henry Keener. Text, John 14: 1, 18 and latter clause of V. 27.
"Into Heaven's mansion she's entered,
Never to sigh or to weep;
After long years with life's struggles,
Mother has fallen asleep."
The Family
Hannah M Grove
Wife of John R Swartz
Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIII, No 7 - May 16, 1940 ---- page 158, 159, 160.
Swartz. --- Sophie L., daughter of B. F. and Hannah (Grove) Ritchie, was born near Dayton, Va., June 30, 1867; died at the home of her son (Robert Swartz) near Dayton, March 1, 1940, after 8 weeks' illness of complications; aged 73 y. 8 m. 1 d. She was united in marriage to John R. Swartz Dec. 25, 1887, who preceded her in death Jan. 26, 1928, when struck by a fast train at a railroad crossing near Fishersville, Va. Three infant children also preceded her in death. She is survived by 3 sons and 1 daughter (Claude C., Robert R., and Glen E. Swartz, of Dayton, Va., and Mrs. R. J. Layman near Harrisonburg, Va.), and 1 sister (Mrs. S. J. Helsley of Harrisburg, Pa.); also 16 grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. She united with the Mennonite Church and remained faithful until the Lord called her home. She was a kind and devoted mother and will be greatly missed in the home and community in which she lived. She bore her afflictions with Christian patience, never uttering a word of complaint. Services were held at Weavers Church on March 3 by Bro. S. H. Rhodes and Henry Keener. Text, John 14: 1, 18 and latter clause of V. 27.
"Into Heaven's mansion she's entered,
Never to sigh or to weep;
After long years with life's struggles,
Mother has fallen asleep."
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