Faith Zoe Rider, 87, formerly of Wabash, Indiana, died at 9:15 am, Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Prairie Lakes in Noblesville, Indiana. She was born December 28, 1932 in White County, Indiana, to Chester and Iona (McCloud) Reynolds.
Faith was a 1951 graduate of Wabash High School, and also attended the Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing in Fort Wayne. She married Ronald H. Rider at the Wabash Street Methodist Church on May 10, 1952; he died September 2, 2017. She worked for General Telephone in Fort Wayne and Wabash, retiring after 29 years. She was a member of the Wabash Presbyterian Church. Faith enjoyed knitting and oil painting.
She is survived by five children, Barry L. (Donna) Rider of Muncie, Indiana, Sharon L. Brockhaus of Indianapolis, Indiana, Cynthia L. (Philip) Swihart of Wabash, Brett L. (Annie) Rider of San Antonio, Texas, and Linda L. (Steve) Dummitt of Noblesville, Indiana, 9 grandchildren, Katie (Chris) Marks of Trafalgar, Indiana, Brian (Natalie) Swihart of Wabash, Kristi (Levi) Tompkins of DeMotte, Indiana, Joshua (Erin) Rider, Jason Rider, and Ethan Rider, all of Texas, Michael (Tami) Dummitt of Osan Air Base, South Korea, Kari Doty of Noblesville, and Jake (Annie) Dummitt of Louisville, Kentucky; 15 great grandchildren, Brinlei Swihart, Breslyn Swihart, Landan Johnson, Luke Tompkins, Daniel Tompkins, Jacob Tompkins, Brett Mathew Rider, Brody Rider, Scarlet Rider, Kohen Rider, Christopher Rider, Tiffany Rider, Erik Dummitt, Izak Dummitt, Olivia Faith Dummitt, and sister-in-law Darlene Rider of Wabash, Indiana. She was also preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, James, Richard “Dick”, Sam and Don Reynolds, and her grandson, Timothy Swihart.
Private services will be at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Rev. Jonathan Cornell officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash.
Preferred memorials are the Alzheimers Association or the Wabash Presbyterian Church.
The memorial guest book for Faith may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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