posted September 6, 2008
Mary Ellen Schwantes, 87, died on Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.
She moved to Fort Oglethorpe from Richmond, Va., in 1975. She was a member of Fort Oglethorpe Methodist Church where she was active in the Joy Club and AARP Group.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur George Schwantes Jr.; and sister Danella Wadsworth.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Drew Story, of Richmond; son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Victoria Schwantes, of Ringgold; grandchildren, Carly Evans and Courtney Meador, of Richmond; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, in the chapel with Pastor Janice N. Robertson officiating. Interment will follow in Lakewood Memory Park, Gardens.
The family will begin receiving friends after 2 p.m. on Saturday and prior to the service Sunday at the funeral home.
Online guest book is at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are by W.L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Home, Fort Oglethorpe.
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