Sara D. Wiswell

Sara D. Wiswell of Cortland, OH, passed away on Friday evening (12-18-2009) at Community Skilled Nursing Center in Warren, OH. She was 85 years old. Mrs. Wiswell was born in Masontown, WV on January 11, 1924, a daughter of Joseph J. and Beryl (Mayfield) Rist and move to the area in 1928. A 1942 graduate from Cortland High School, Sara also attended Youngstown State University. She served in the United States Navy in the WAVES during World War II as a medical corpsman. She was a proud member of Bazetta Baptist Church, where she served as Secretary-Treasurer and was the former choir director and Sunday School Teacher. She had also been active in the Sunshine Seniors and Mary-Martha Womens Circle. She is survived by her son Kenneth V. Wiswell and his wife Deborah of Cortland, OH; and by her daughter Karen E. Hiestand and her husband Larry of Warren, OH; her sister Mary E. Henning of Florida; her six grandchildren Melissa Schmader, Amy Hiestand, Michelle Wiswell, Bryan Hiestand, Mindy Wiswell, and Matthew Hiestand; and by her two great-grandchildren Emma and Mara Schmader Sara was preceeded in death by her husband Howard W. Wiswell, whom she married November 2, 1946 and died on May 29, 1991; and by her brother Jack Mayfield. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday December 22nd, 2009, at 11:00AM where friends may call from 10-11:00AM at the Shafer-Winans Funeral Chapel in Cortland, OH with Rev. Stanley Mink as pastor. A private family burial will be at Windsor Township Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy and in lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions can be made to the Bazetta Baptist Church Memorial Fund.