Martha Lou Moyer

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Attended Grant Hospital Nursing Program Columbus OH prior to getting married. 4-H advisor, member Emmanuel United Church of Christ Upper Sandusky OH, House wife and mother. Died as a result of auto accident on way to church.

Burial: Old Mission Cemetery Upper Sandusky Wyandot County OH

The following is from Martha Lou's obituary as it appeared in the Daily Chief-Union:
Mrs. Melford Swinehart
Mrs. Martha Lou Swinehart, 43 died at 6:30 a.m. today in Wyandot Memorial Hospital as the result of an automobile accident which occurred Sunday.
She was born in Wyandot County Aug. 22, 1929 to Roy and Christean (Hufford) Moyer who live in Sycamore. She married Melford Swinehart Oct. 24, 1948, and he survives.
Also surviving are six sons, Joseph, and Douglas, students at Ohio Northern University; Ada; Neil; John; Scot and Jason at home; a sister, Mrs. Wallace(Kathryn C.) Koehler, Rt. 3 Sycamore; and a brother Dale Moyer of Illinois.
Mrs. Swinehart was a member of Emanuel United Church of Christ and the Women's Guild of the church. She was a 4-H club advisor.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in Bringman and Company Funeral home, with Clyde Barnes officiating. Burial will be in Old Mission Cemetery.
Calling hours at the funeral home are from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday.

Martha married Melford Eugene Swinehart, son of John Stanley Swinehart and Bernice Mary Courtad, on 24 Oct 1948 in Sycamore, OH. (Melford Eugene Swinehart was born on 6 Mar 1926 in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio, died on 23 Nov 1997 in Sycamore, OH and was buried in Old Mission Cemetery, Upper Sandusky, Wyandot Ohio.)