Martha Dunnan Sweeney
Martha Dunnan Sweeney, age 93 of Warsaw, Indiana, formerly of Richwood, died Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw. She was born February 22, 1917 in Leesburg Township to the late George and Carrie (Thornburg) Dunnan.
On February 26, 1938 she married Arthur J. Sweeney and he died April 12, 1985. She was also preceded in death by a son, Jim Sweeney, three brothers and three sisters.
She was a former member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Marysville. A lover of animals and particularly dogs, she was a former volunteer for the Union County Humane Society. Martha enjoyed singing around the bonfire and yodeling and was known as the “Lone Star Cowgirl” on the radio in Hamilton, Ohio. She was a devoted mother and loved being with her family and friends.
She is survived by a son, John Wayne (Wendy) Sweeney, New Waverly, Indiana; daughter: Sonja (Jerry) Byrd, Warsaw, Indiana, seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
Funeral services will be held Monday, October 25, 2010 at 1:00 PM in the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, Richwood where friends may call from 11:00 AM until service time. Pastor Dennis Bollenbacher and Jerry Byrd will officiate and burial will follow in Maskill Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Humane Society of Union County, 16540 County Home Rd., Marysville, OH 43040
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballinger.com
Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home