Extracted from The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS) 
 
 
William Swain Services Held 
MERIDIAN -- Services for William Robert Sr., a retired salesman, were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Webb Funeral Home.  The Rev. Tom McCurley officiated.  Burial was in Magnolia cemetery.
 
A member of the East End Methodist church, Mr. Swain is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dixie Anders Swain; two sons, W. R. Swain Jr. and Neill Swain, both of Meridian; two sisters, Mrs. J. T. Tucker of Meridian and Mrs. Seth Nicholson of Laurel; two brothers, D. M. Swain of Jackson and Eddie Swain of Meridian.
Thursday, March 22, 1962