OBIT: William R. "Bill" SWEARMAN, 2002, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  WILLIAM R. "BILL" SWEARMAN
  October 2, 1928 - June 10, 2002
  
    William R. "Bill" Swearman, 73, of Somerset, passed away Monday,
  June 10, 2002, at Meyersdale Medical Center.
    Born Oct. 2, 1928, in Summit Mills, he was a son of the late Robert
  L. and Lola E. (Sechler) Swearman.
    He was also preceded in death by daughters Vicki Diane and Bambi
  Lynn; a grandson William Robert Swearman III and brother Donald C.
  Swearman.
    He is survived by his wife of 47 years, the former Joyce Marie
  Leazier; these children: Mrs. Becki Sue (H. Wayne) O'Dell of Homer,
  Mich.; Mrs. Nikki Beth (Gregory A.) Meade of Warren, Ohio; Mr.
  William R. Swearman II and wife Cheryl Lynn (Boylan) of Champion,
  Ohio; eight grandchildren: Derrick Devlin and Katherine Elizabeth
  O'Dell, Tiffany Del Rae; Tabitha Lou Rae; William R. Swearman IV,
  James Lyell and Michael Vincent and Vikki Marie Meade; one
  great-grandson Charles Andrew Swearman; one brother, Blaine Swearman
  and wife Doris of Irwin; sisters-in-law Mrs. Grace (Uphold) Swearman
  and Mrs. Donna J. (Robert A.) Hotchkiss, both of Meyersdale; two very
  special nieces, Mrs. Traci (Dwight) Diehl and Mrs. Kimberly (Harry)
  Winkler, both of Garrett; mother-in-law Elsie A. Leazier of Garrett;
  several nephews and one niece.
    Bill was a WWII U.S. Army Veteran; retired steelworker after 31
  years from Van Huffel Tube Corp. and 10 years from General Electric
  as a Security Guard, both of Warren.  He was a former employee of
  Bethlehem Steel of Johnstown.  He was a celebrated 50 year plus
  member of the L.O.O.M. #76, William C. Tressler Post 3504 VFW and
  Charles E. Kelly Post #112 American Legion, all of Meyersdale.
    Friends were scheduled to be received at the M. Ray Leckemby
  Funeral Home, Meyersdale, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, June 12. 
  There will be an Hour of Honor from 1-2 p.m. Thursday (today), June
  13.  Interment, Lichty Cemetery, Summit Mills, where a Military
  Funeral will proceed with "Taps" played and recited and a six gun
  salute finale.  By the request of the deceased, there will be no
  other service.
    In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to
  Beverly Healthcare-Meyersdale Manor.
  
  New Republic, June 13, 2002
  
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