S. — B.N. Bowman. [Group Sheet]

1. B.L. Bowman
2. D.S. Bowman

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Robert Swain, age 83, of Mansfield, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Horis A. Ward Funeral Home - Fairview Chapel at 3pm, with Jim Martin officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Stockbridge.

Mr. Swain retired from The Atlanta Journal Constitution after 46 years. He was a devoted family man who loved golf, GA Tech Football, softball and racing cars. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Swain, daughter, Suzanne & Bryan Bowman, son, Jeffrey & Cathy Swain, grandchildren; Bonnie Bowman and Derrek & Laura Bowman, great-grandchildren; Alexa Griffin, Rylan Tribby, Vivian Bowman and Wesley Bowman, brother, Wayne Swain Jr. and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; Wayne & Alice Swain Sr. and sister, Nancy Walter.

The family will receive friends Wednesday, January 4, 2017, from 1 to 3 pm at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to: American Heart Association, www.heart.org. Condolences may be offered at www.HorisAWardFairviewChapel.com. Horis A. Ward Funeral Home - Fairview Chapel, (770) 474-1231.

(Published by Horis A. Ward Fairview Chapel of Stockbridge, GA)

Robert married Sandra Kaye Dent 9 May 1959. Sandra was born 25 Oct 1940, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA; died 2 Jan 2021, Oxford, Newton County, Georgia, USA; was buried 10 Jan 2021, Fairview Memorial Gardens - Stockbridge, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Sandra Dent Swain peacefully passed away on January 2, 2021 in Oxford, Georgia.

Sandra was born in Wilkes, Georgia on October 25, 1940 to Edwin Erwin Dent and Sara Odessa Corbin. She was a dedicated legal secretary for 39 years and retired from King and Spalding.

Family is life's greatest blessings and her pride and joy was her family. Sandra enjoyed her grandkids and great-grands. She loved singing old folk, bluegrass and country songs with her family.

Because someone we love is in Heaven, there is a little bit of Heaven in our homes. Sandra was the seventh born of ten total children and she was the last to transition. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edwin and Sara Dent; husband, Robert J. Swain and siblings, Barbara Dent Adams, May Dent Milligan, Betty Dent Thrift, Derrell Dent, Polly Dent, Daphne Dent Debeaugrine, Annette Dent Darby, Ronnie Dent and Shelton Dent.

Sandra's life will forever be remembered and cherished by her children, Suzanne (Bryan) Bowman and Jeffrey (Cathy) Swain; grandchildren, Bonnie Bowman and Derrek (Laura) Bowman; great-grandchildren, Alexa Faith Griffin, Vivian McKay Bowman, Rylan Daniel Tribby and Wesley Archer Bowman; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and family friends.

The Celebration of Life for Sandra Dent Swain will be held on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 2:00PM at Horis A. Ward Funeral Home-Fairview Chapel, 376 Fairview Road, Stockbridge, Georgia 30281 with Visitation from 1:00PM-2:00PM. The Interment will be in Fairview Memorial Gardens immediately following the service.

(Published by Horis A. Ward Funeral Home-Fairview Chapel of Stockbridge, GA)

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Mr. Wayne F. Swain, Sr., of Lithonia, passed away Monday, February 3, 1992. He was a veteran of U.S. Army, W.W. II serving in the European Theatre and a member of the First Baptist Church of Smyrna. Mr. Swain was employed with the L & N Railroad as a Station Master for several years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Edwina M. Swain, Winder; two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Swain, Covington; Mr. Wayne F. Swain, Jr., Winder; daughter, Mrs. Nancy Lee Walters, Seattle, Wash.; sister, Mrs. Mariana Dennis, Auburn, Ala.; 11 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, February 5 at 11 a.m. at Fairview Memorial Gardens, Stockbridge. Family and friends to assemble at the cemetery at 10:45 a.m. The family will receive friends Tuesday, 7 until 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Horis A. Ward, Inc., Candler Rd.

(Published in The Atlanta Constitution on February 4, 1992)

Wayne married Alice Edwina Manous 6 Jun 1930. Alice was born 27 Jul 1913, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA; died 5 Jan 2004, Covington, Newton County, Georgia, USA; was buried , Fairview Memorial Gardens - Stockbridge, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet]

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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]