Mary Belle Swihart

August 1, 1934 - December 6, 2014

Mary Belle Swihart, 80, rural Rochester, passed away at 2:24 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, in the Woodlawn Hospital Emergency Room. Born Aug. 1, 1934, in Miami County, to Lyle and Cleo (Mathias) DePue, she graduated from Argos High School in 1953. On July 2, 1960, at Argos Christian Church she married James R. Swihart, who survives. Mary Belle was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church, Mentone. She enjoyed flowers and gardening. Survivors include her husband James Swihart, Rochester; daughter Mary Ann Miller, North Webster; sons James B. and Lynda Swihart, Rockford, Mich., and Lee and wife Angie Swihart, Rochester; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters Marjorie Davis, Crossville, Tenn., and Lena Tomforde, Boca Raton, Fla.; brothers John and wife Rosie DePue, Argos, Lawrence and wife Jena DePue, Buchanan, Mich., and Lloyd and wife Carla Depue, Winamac. Her funeral service is 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, at King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St., Mentone, with pastor Michael Wilhite officiating. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, at the funeral home. Burial is at Walnut Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Argos. Memorial Contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church, Mentone.