Obituaries: Carl M. Swanson, 1934, Winn Parish, LA
Submitter: Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
Source: Winnfield News-American 
Date: January 19, 1934
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C. M. Swanson, Age 59 Years, Dies at His Home Thurs.

Funeral Services to Be at 2:30 O'clock at First Baptist Church

Carl M. Swanson, age 59, prominent business man, died at his home here
Thursday morning at 4 o'clock after an illness of several weeks.

Mr. Swanson was born in Denmark, fifty nine years ago, and at an early age
went to Holland, where he lived to young manhood.  In 1892 he came to the
United States and was engaged in the timber business in various sections of
Louisiana and Mississippi.  In 1910 he went into the restaurant business in
Winnfield and was engaged in that business at the time of his death.

He married Miss Annie Machen of Winnfield and to that union was born four
children, Jewel, Lamar, Clyde, and Annabelle.  Jewel, Lamar, and Annabelle
preceded him to their graves.

Mrs. Swanson is survived by his widow and one son, Clyde, of Winnfield.  He
also leaves two sisters in Denmark and one brother in Dodson, Louisiana.  He
was an uncle of Dr. Dewitt Milam of Monroe.

Funeral services will be conducted at the First Baptist Church here today at
2:30 o'clock.  Rev. B. C. Land, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Rev. Ellis
Smith, pastor of the Methodist Church, and Rev. Alwin Stokes, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, will officiate.  Interment will be in the Winnfield
Cemetery.