Beckham County, OK - Obits: Mrs. W. H. McSwain, 1928 22 August 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ********************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm ********************************************************************* MC SWAIN, MRS. W. H. (4 Oct 1928, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK): Mrs. W. H. McSwain, age 72, mother of Alvin McSwain, local manager for the Consolidated Gas Utilities company, died at the family home in Sapulpa Friday September 27th, after an illness since last Christmas. Alvin left Friday to attend the funeral which was held at the home, following which interment was made in the Sapulpa cemetery. He returned to Sayre Tuesday morning. Mrs. W. H. McSwain is survived by her husband, four sons and two daughters. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McSwain formerly lived at Moundsville, West Virginia, before coming to Sapulpa six years ago. (Census, 1920, West Virginia, Marshall Co, Moundsville, Wd 2, ED 65, pg 2A, #28/36 (T625-1953): William H. McSwain, age 63, b Nova Scotia; fb Canada; mb Ma; finisher-glass factory; immigrated 1865; Mary A., wife, age 63, b Pa; f/m b Wales Mamie, daughter, age 27, b Pa; Alva, son, age 20, b Pa; Clerk - glass factory; Norman, son, age 19, b Pa.) --------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.org/ok/beckham/beckham.html