Mabel Swartout

Today, God got an angel back on loan to all of us. Her name was Mabel Belle Swartout and she has gone back to be with her maker and to be with her husband, Robert who preceded her in death 09/06/2001. Mabel was a life member of the United Methodist Church. Born in Ravia, OK to Fanny Maxwell and Charles Clyde Williams on November 20, 1918, Mabel was one of 18 children. She has known nothing but hard work and thanks, all of her life. She grew up in Stratford, OK and graduated from Stratford High School. She worked at as a car hop until she landed a job at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, OK as a keypunch operator during WWII. During this time she made many friends including Jaynee Armstrong, whom she received a great deal of help during those hard times. She also met Opal Sayers (Swartout) and would eventually meet Robert Morris Swartout her husband of 54 years. She enjoyed dancing and fishing and eventually spent a great deal of time on extended fishing trips. Robert and Mabel met in Oklahoma City and were married on March 28th, 1947 and made their home in Oklahoma City until Robert graduated from OSU. Mabel continued working as Robert’s career began with Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Robert and Mabel soon became the proud parents of Michael Brad, Mark Allen and Brian Keith Swartout. Robert and Mabel retired from Westinghouse in 1979 in Tulsa and settled in their retirement years in Enterprise, OK until Robert’s death in 2001 and Mabel’s death September 13, 2012 at the age of 93. There are so many words to describe Mabel and if you knew her you could use any one of the following: Caregiver, silly, wise, master gardener, accomplished Skip-Bo player, loving, non-judgmental, orderly, frugal/generous, animal lover, crossword solver, constant reader and learner. But most of all, Thankful for all she had in love from others, friends she had made along the way and for what she was able to do in her life. She leaves behind her sons and their families, 7 grand children and 5 great grandkids. If you had a chance to know her you were blessed as well. Thank you Lord for her life with us. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at the Quinton United Methodist Church with Reverend Sherry Heath officiating. Pallbearers will be Jeremy Walker, Chris Holbert, Brian Kenneth Swartout, Bill Jordan and Floyd Gibson. Burial will follow at Fairlawn Memorial Cemetery in Cushing under the direction of King & Shearwood Funeral Home of Stigler.

Mabel Swartout

November 20, 1918 - September 13, 2012