Obituaries 8 • The Beacon
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September 30 , 2021 |
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David L . Swigert | |||||
Thomas ‘ Tom ’ Carl Wells |
David L . Swigert ,
46 , of Coshocton passed away on Sept . 25 , 2021 ,
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Thomas “ Tom ” Carl
Wells , 73 , of Coshocton passed away Monday ,
Sept . 20 , 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus . He was born on Oct . 20 , 1947 in
Coshocton , Ohio in the same house he was currently living .
Tom was the last class to graduate from Three
Rivers High School .
After high school , he was drafted to the United
States Army during the
Vietnam War . He earned a Bronze Star with Valor and two Purple Hearts .
He worked as a Dairy
Farmer his entire life ,
Pear Tree Apartments ,
William Albert Excavating , Grounds Keeper at the Coshocton County
Fairgrounds , and Maintenance for the Coshocton
Chamber of Commerce .
Tom was also a member of the Grace United
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Methodist Church ,
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Thomas “ Tom ” Carl Wells
Franklin Grange , lifetime member of the Agriculture Society , 4-H Advisor and was awarded the
4-H Ambassador award in 2016 .
Tom is survived by his wife , Deanna Woodward Wells ; children
Carl Randal ( Bridget ),
Doug ( Lyndsey ), Morgan ( Charli ), Danielle
( Logan ) Christopher ,
Connor , Cassadee ,
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Devon , Caroline , Collin , Dillon , Dennis , and
Bugs ; grandchildren
K ’ ree ( Ian ), Ki ( Taylor ), Maslyn , Meá , Nela ,
Tyrus , Aliyah , Adison ,
Pyper , Olivia , and Meadow ; great grandson Jaxin ; siblings John ( Kendra ),
Joe ( Gwen ), and Don
( Linda ); sister-in-law
Melissa ( Bob ); brotherin-law Mike ( Jacque ); mother-in-law Jewel ; dear friends Randy and
Nancy March ; and several nieces and nephews .
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Tom is preceded in death by his parents , Carl
S . and Lois ( Porteus )
Wells ; and father-in-law
Dean Woodward .
A memorial service was held at the Grace
United Methodist
Church , 422 Walnut St ,
Coshocton , OH 43812 , on Sunday , Sept . 26 ,
2021 from 2-4 p . m . with funeral services at 4 p . m . with Pastor Christy
Suffecool officiating . In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be directed toward the
Tom Wells Memorial
Fund C / O Park National
Bank , 229 N . Third St .,
Coshocton , Ohio 43812 .
The Miller Funeral
Home and Crematory is serving the family .
An online memorial is located at www . themillerfuneralhome . com .
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at the Coshocton County
Regional Medical Center . David was born in
Coshocton on Feb . 6 ,
1975 to Alvin T . and
Debra A . ( Asire ) Art , who survive . He had a bachelor ’ s degree in mathematics , working as a math teacher at Meadowbrook High School .
Prior to teaching , he worked at Pretty Products as he worked his way through college .
David is survived by his adoptive parents , Jeff
( Vanessa ) Swigert ; son ,
Zachary and step-daughter , Jessalyn ; siblings ,
Joe ( Michelle ) Fitch ,
Eric ( Sasha ) Fitch , Jade
( Chip ) Mercer , Mark
( Kathy ) Art , Brittney
Brenly , Shyanne Tabeling and Jeffrey Swigert ; special cousin , Sheldon
( Tammy ) Mencer as well as numerous , aunt , uncles , cousins , nieces and nephews . He is preceded in
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David L . Swigert death by his grandmother ,
Janice Asire ; uncle , Ricky
Asire ; grandmother , Florence Fitch and grandfather , C . Leroy Fitch .
Calling hours will be at the Miller Funeral
Home , 639 Main Street ,
Coshocton on Saturday ,
Oct . 2 , 2021 , from 11 a . m . to noon . The funeral service will begin at the funeral home at noon with Pastor Sharon Krich and Sheldon Mencer officiating . A cremation will follow the services .
An online memorial can be viewed at www . themillerfuneralhome . com .
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