"ALONZO SWOPE" 1910-2002

SWOPE, SONGER, COOPER, BISHOP, BAKER, IRWIN

Posted By: Mary E. Lanigan (email)
Date: 6/29/2002 at 16:38:06

Ottumwa Courier June 19, 2002

OTTUMWA - ALONZO E. SWOPE, 92 of Ottumwa died June 17, 2002, at Ridgewood Care Center.

He was born May 03, 1910 to SAMUEL ANTHONY and RETTA LEE COOPER SWOPE. He married EDNA BISHOP in 1935 in Lancaster County, Missouri. She died April 17, 1992.

He is survived by a son, EDWARD of Ottumwa, a daughter SHIRLEY IRWIN of Swan; six grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; 10 g. grandchildren; 12 step-great frandchildren; a brother, ANTHONY WAYNE SWOPE of Fairfield; and a sister, LYDIA ANN SONGER of Ottumwa.

Services will be 10am Thurday, June 20, in Shrine of Memories Funeral Home, the Rev. Harold Baker officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn.

Visitation will begin at 9am today in the funeral home with family present from 6-7:30 pm.

Honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons.

Memorials are to the families' choice.