Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Swatman, B. F. 1920
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New Plymouth Sentinel 3-5-1920
New Plymouth Sentinel
New Plymouth, Idaho
Friday, March 5, 1920

PIONEER LAYS DOWN LIFE’S BURDEN

B. F. Swatman Passes Away Friday Night After Long Illness

After a lingering illness, like a candle slowly burning away, B. F. Swatman 
closed forever his eyes on earthly matters at his home on east Boulevard, 
February 27th at the age of 59 year and 14 days. The deceased was born in Page 
county, Iowa on Feb. 13th, 1861. When a babe at his mother’s breast, his 
father responded to his country’s call and served in the Union army, never to 
return from the battle field. In order to support the family, the mother was 
compelled to place the babe in the Soldier’s Orphan Home at Glenwood, Iowa. In 
1872, he with the rest of the family moved to Tabor, Iowa, and deceased there 
joined the Congregational church while a boy.

March 3rd, 1886 he was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Weatherhead and 
the new home was established at Wessington Springs, S.D. Five children blessed 
this union – two sons and three daughters. One son died in infancy, the other 
children all survive. They are Mrs. Fred Harper of Emmett, Miss Lillian a 
school teacher, Miss Charlotte, County Supt. of Payette County Schools, and 
Elmer a college youth on the Pacific coast. For years he was druggist at 
Tabor, Iowa, and in 1904 Mr. Swatman and family came to Idaho, settling here 
at New Plymouth where he has been a druggist all the time until he sold out 
last winter on account of failing health. In 1883 he graduated from Tabor 
college.

Funeral services were conducted at the Congregational church on Monday 
afternoon by Reverends Knight and Rice, the music furnished by Mrs. 
Collinsworth and Miss Sundles, the floral offerings were profuse, the members 
of the local M.W.A. attended in a body and the remains were quietly laid to 
rest in Park View cemetery. Our measure of this strong man is found on the 
editorial page.


Card of Thanks
Words fail to express our gratitude and appreciation to the many friends for 
the kind acts and the help given during the sickness and death of our dear 
one. The beautiful floral offerings which expressed to us the heart felt 
sympathy of our friends were also greatly appreciated.
Mrs. B.F. Swatman
Lillian, Charlotte and Elmer Swatman
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Harper
Ray Weatherhead 

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