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Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Marianna S. Dennis, 95, of Auburn will be held on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 at 2:00 pm at Auburn Memorial Park. Dr. George Mathison will officiate.

Visitation will be 12:30 till 1:30pm on Tuesday at Frederick's Funeral Home.

Mrs. Dennis was born May 6, 1908 in Atlanta, GA, to the late Lee O. and Mary Moore Swain. She retired from Auburn University School of Veterinary Medicine. She is preceded in death by her husband, J.W. Dennis, MD.

Survivors include two sons, Bill (Bettye) Dennis, Decatur, AL and Jeptha (Joan) Dennis of Warner Robins, GA; five grandchildren; Lee (Leona) Dennis, Decatur; Richard (Elizabeth "Liz") Dennis, Orlando, FL; Anna (Greg) Solomon, Tuscaloosa, AL; Leigh Ann (Chip) Manning, Huntsville, AL; Jaye Dennis, Atlanta, GA. Nine great-grandchildren, Marianna Dennis, West Palm Beach, FL; Will Dennis, Decatur, Al; Alex Dennis, Faith Dennis and Jordan Dennis all of Orlando, FL; Clark Solomon and Leigh Anna Solomon, both of Tuscaloosa, AL; Meg Manning and Trey Manning, both of Huntsville, Al. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Auburn United Methodist Church, in her memory.

Frederick's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

(Published in The Opelika-Auburn News on January 12, 2004)

Marianna married Jeptha Weldon Dennis, Sr. 28 Nov 1928. Jeptha was born 28 Jun 1903, Ansley, Pike County, Alabama, USA; died 20 Feb 1958, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; was buried 21 Feb 1958, Auburn Memorial Park Cemetery - Auburn, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Jeptha Weldon Dennis, Jr. was born 22 Mar 1930, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA; died 28 Jan 2006, Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia, USA; was buried 1 Feb 2006, Andersonville National Cemetery - Andersonville, Georgia, USA.
2. William Lee Dennis, Sr. was born 5 Sep 1931, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA; died 14 May 2022, Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA; was buried 17 May 2022, Auburn Memorial Park Cemetery - Auburn, Alabama, USA.

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Lee O. Swain, 94, of 1810 Annie St. NW, a retired engineer with the Southern Railway System, died Thursday in a Marietta hospital.

Mr. Swain, a native of Dyersburg, Tenn., had been a resident of Atlanta since 1896. He retired from Southern in 1939 after 45 years with the railroad. He was a member of the Nelms Masonic Lodge No. 323 in Smyrna.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hay-Gantt's chapel in Marietta with the Rev. Claude E. Smithmeier officiating. Burial will be in Crest Lawn Cemetery, Atlanta.

Survivors include his wife of 71 years, the former Mary (Mamie) Moore; two sons, H. O. Swain, Smyrna, and Wayne F. Swain Sr., Atlanta; two daughters, Mrs. J. H. Huddleston, Atlanta, and Mrs. Marianna Dennis, Auburn, Ala.; a sister, Mrs. Mary T. Wright, Tampa, Fla., and a brother, Willis Swain, Atlanta.

(Published in The Atlanta Constitution on November 3, 1967)

Lee married Mary Corrine Moore 6 May 1896. Mary was born 11 Nov 1878, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; died 16 Nov 1967, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; was buried , Crest Lawn Cemetery - Atlanta, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet]

Charles — Mary Jane Crow. Mary (daughter of James Crow and Hester Elizabeth James) was born 25 Jan 1843, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA; died 27 Jul 1933, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA; was buried 29 Jul 1933, Oaklawn Memorial Gardens - Titusville, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Funeral for Mrs. C. J. Swain Held Here On Sunday

Burial Services for Aged Citizen Held At Memorial Park Cemetery

Funeral services for Mrs. C. J. Swain of this city were held from the Baptist Church last Sunday afternoon at four o'clock. Rev. Robert Holmes, pastor of the church, had charge of the services with Rev. T. A. Conway assisting.

A quartette consisting of Mrs. M. B. Smith, Miss Mattie Griffis, R. Nelson and Chas. Holcomb sang during the services, and the local temple of Pythian Sisters had charge of the services at the grave.

Mrs. Swain passed away last Thursday night at Tallahassee where she had been visiting at the home of her son, J. W. Swain for some time. She passed here ninetieth year on the 25th of last January, having been born in 1843 in Tipton county, Tenn.

The deceased came to Florida in 1885 and first settled at Lakeland. Later the family moved to Titusville, where Mr. Swain died in 1916.

Six children survive the departed mother. They were Mrs. Hester Walker of Miami, Mrs. A. M. Wright of Tallahassee, J. W. Swain of Tallahassee, C. H. Swain of Lakeland, L. O. Swain of Atlanta, W. H. Swain of Jacksonville. One brother E. H. Crowe is living at Holcomb, Mo.

Mrs. Swain was an active member of several organizations during her lifetime, among them being the Eastern Star, Pythian Sisters and Baptist Church.

Pallbearers at the Funeral Sunday were E. B. Wager, D. B. Pritchard, R. L. Baldwein, T. A. Conway, Wade Manous of Atlanta and Dr. J. C. Spell.

(Published in The Titusville Star Advocate on August 1, 1933)

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MRS. M. J. Swain, 91, DIES AT SON'S HOME

Mrs. M. J. Swain, 91, died at the home of her son, at 450 St. Francis street at 11:40 last night after an illness of two weeks.

The body will be sent to Titusville, Florida, where the funeral will be held Sunday afternoon. She will be buried by the side of her husband, C. J. Swain.

She is survived by four sons: L. O. Swain, of Atlanta; W. H. Swain of Jacksonville; C. H. Swain, of Orlando; and J. W. Swain of Tallahassee.

She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Al Wright of Tallahassee and Mrs. John R. Walker, of Miami.

(Published in The Tallahassee Democrat on July 28, 1933)

James — Hester Elizabeth James. Hester (daughter of Isaac James and Mary Ramsey) was born abt. 1818, Holly Shelter, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA; died bet. 1880-1900. [Group Sheet]