Obit of W.C. "Bill" Swart, Sr. (s630) - Roger Mills County, OK Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 31 Aug 2002 ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ========================================================================= Surnames: Swart, Williams, Jackson, Bashaw, Steward, Hinshey, McDow, Penner, Campbell Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5021 W.C. "Bill" Swart, Sr. was born December 22, 1927 in Mayfield, Oklahoma, and passed away August 4, 1990 in the Sayre Memorial Hospital at the age of 62 years, 7 months and 13 days. Bill, the son of John Rhinehart and Vera Ella Swart, lived in the Mayfield and Berlin communities before marrying Martha Jo Williams, April 21, 1952 in Clinton, oklahoma and they moved to Sayre to make their home. Gill worked at Brickell's Ice Plant for 12 years and was employed with the Oklahoma State Highway Department for 20 years. He also served on the Sayre Volunteer Fire Department for 20 years and wasw considered a good friend by those who knew him. He was a member of Sayre Church of the Nazarene. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 sons, 1 grandson, 4 brothers and 1 sister. He is survived by his wife, Martha, of the home; 3 daughters Veva Delle Jackson, Winnie Vear Bashaw, both of Sayre, Alice Udene Steward of Clinton, Arkansas; 2 sons, Carl Dean of Cheyenne, Oklahoma; William Carrol, Jr. of Sayre, Okalhoma 4 sisters, Ruth Hinchey of Erick, Oklahoma; Norma McDow of Arapaho, Oklahoma; Emma Penner, also of Arapaho, Oklahoma, Mary Ann Campbell of Wellston, Oklahoma; 5 brothers, John, Davis, Leo, Frank, LeRoy and Robert all of Sayre; 15 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services was Monday, August 6, 1990 at 10:30 a.m. at the Lone Oak Baptist Church with Ray Smart and Floyd Courney officiating. Burial was in the Lone Oak Cemetery under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK