Gertrude Swayne, age 80, of Hillsboro, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, Nov. 15, 2016 at Heartland of Hillsboro.
She was born Oct. 27, 1936 in Rushtown, Ohio, the daughter of the late Charles August and Ruth Margaret (Pertuset) Redoutey. She attended the Samantha Free Will Baptist Church.
She is survived by a sister, Sarah Jane Cooper of Piqua; a brother, Michael Redoutey of Kenner, La.; two nieces, Maryann (Tom) Preston of Piqua and Theresa Cooper of Troy; two nephews, Robert Cooper of Troy and Ronald Cooper of Piqua; as well as two great nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Marvin G. Swayne, on Feb. 28, 2010; three siblings, Jr. Redoutey, Evelyn Celina Houchen and Walter Henry Redoutey; and two nieces, Donna Lea Sykes and Denise Ann Black.
The funeral service for Gertrude will take place at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 at the Turner & Son Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Rev. Wiley Perkins will officiate. Burial will follow in the Locust Grove Cemetery. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until the time of the service at 1 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home.
