Clare Marie Matthews

Clare (Swihart) Matthews, 71, of Kokomo, IN passed away at 8:19 PM on September 26, 2024 at Community Howard Regional Health with her family by her side. She was born in Kokomo, IN to Mary and Keith Swihart. She graduated from Haworth High School in 1972. Clare proudly served as an Active Duty Army soldier from 1979-1982 as an E3 in the 66th AG Division. From 1982-1988 she was an Army Reservist in the 199th Supply and from 1986-2015 she joined the civil service for the 434th Air Refueling Wing, where she then retired. She loved Jesus, birds, and The Great British Baking show. She thoroughly enjoyed listening to Vince Gill, eating Cracker Barrel's dumplings and fried apples where she never failed to say "Yum!". She also enjoyed going on car rides to go get ice cream and spending time with her family. She is survived by her four children; Jennifer Bowley, Will Matthews, Emily (Colt) McClish, and Marky (Sabrina) Matthews, her grandchildren; Zak (Kayla) Bowley, Anndria (Aaron) Addison, Thor McClish, Aurora McClish, one great grandchild Chance Addison, and her siblings; David (Carol) Swihart, Mary Ann Williams, Tim (Joyce) Swihart, and Jackie Swihart. She is preceded in death by her parents Mary and Keith Swihart, as well as her brother John Swihart. A visitation for Clare will be held Monday, October 7, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Ellers Mortuary, 725 S. Main Street, Kokomo, Indiana 46901. A funeral service will occur Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM at Ellers Mortuary. Clare will be laid to rest in Kokomo Memorial Park, 1300 East North Street, Kokomo, Indiana 46901. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Clare's memory may be made to Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, pulmonaryfibrosis.org; and Alzheimer's Foundation, alzfdn.org.