Harrison County Texas Archives Obituaries.....Swann, Stephen H. September 13, 1902
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Marshall Evening Messenger  16 Sept 1902
Stephen H. Swann

The funeral service of Stephen H. Swann, on Sunday afternoon at the Methodist 

Church was attended by one of the largest processions that has been seen in 

Marshall, on such occasions for many years.  This, in a measure, shows the 

high esteem in which this young man was held.  The Odd Fellows, the Rudd 

Rifles and the Firemen to which orders he belonged, all turned out to pay 

their tribute of respect and love to their deceased brother.  The city band 

marched in the procession, rendering music suitable to the occasion.

Mr. Swann was born in Monroe county, Georgia, July 10, 1876; joined the Marvin 

Methodist church in Georgia when about eleven years of age.  He moved to 

Bartlett, Texas in 1891, thence to Edna, Texas, in 1894, and came to Marshall 

on Christmas day, 1898.  He always moved his church membership with him, and 

belonged to the Sunday school and Epworth League, and his life conformed to 

his profession as a christian.  He was in the service of the postoffice in 

Edna, Texas, and in 1900 entered that service in Marshall which position he 

held at the time of his death on last Saturday morning.

Mr. Swann was always quiet and polite.  He had the faculty of making friends 

and holding them.  He was useful in the community, loving and devoted in the 

home, a son of whom his parents were justly proud.  He had the confidence and 

respect of his associates in business.  He was never obtrusive, yet genial in 

bearing.  There was a quiet dignity in his manner that showed reserve force in 

his character.  The calm bright Sabbath afternoon in those still hours we laid 

his body to rest, was em__ematic of the life and character of the man.

After the impressive services of the Methodist church conducted by the pastor, 

the Odd Fellows took charge, and after their beautiful ceremony, he was buried 

with military honors.

We join the entire community in sympathy for the bereaved family.   A friend

Marshall, Tex., Sept 16, 1902



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