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Buerl Swain's Obituary
Buerl "Bill" Swain
was born on July 2, 1935 in Langston, Oklahoma to Clifton and Gladys Swain. Bill was the oldest of nine boys and three girls he spent his preadolescent years in Cushing, Oklahoma. In 1948, the family packed up an old wagon and a team a horses and moved to Spencer, Oklahoma. Bill attended Dunjee High School. He was an all-around athlete. He played football, basketball, and baseball. Bill was so good in baseball he was recruited by the Chicago White Sox as a catcher. He decided to turn down the opportunity to play professional baseball, because he met the love of his life, Barbara Jo Willis. Bill and Barbara married on September 23, 1957. He who finds a wife finds a wife finds a good thing.
Bill never met a stranger. His charismatic personality awarded him many friends and if you let Bill tell it, everybody was his cousin. He worked for the Oklahoma County District.
On Friday, April 7, 2017, Bill was called home to join the angels in heaven.
Bill never met a stranger. His charismatic personality awarded him many friends and if you let Bill tell it, everybody was his cousin. He worked for the Oklahoma County District.
On Friday, April 7, 2017, Bill was called home to join the angels in heaven.
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Funeral Services for Buerl Swain
Funeral Service
April
15
Saturday
Israel Chapel C.M.E.
Starts at 11:00 am
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