A while back I wrote about Viola's parents and old obits including the names of the pallbearers; Viola's obit is no different and like her father, a Vincent was one of them.
Unknown Paper, 15 Oct 1970
VIOLA MAY SWAN, 69, West New Annan, died at
Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital, Tatamagouche after a lengthy illness on
September 8. She was the daughter of the late George and Catharine Marshall.
She is survived by her husband, Leonard Swan, four sons: Warren, of Point
Tupper, N.S.; Earl, London, Ont.; Arnold, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba; and
George, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton; four sisters: Mrs. Muriel Lord, Saybrook,
Conn.; Olive (Mrs. Russell Mingo), The Falls; Minnie (Mrs. Sherman Tuttle),
Wentworth; and Mrs. Marguerite MacIntosh, Truro; and one brother Ernest
Marshall, Mansfield, Mass., 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The
funeral service was held from West New Annan United Church on September 10
conducted by Rev. A.G. Kelloway and a former pastor, Rev. Gordon Decker, of
Nappan. Pallbearers were John MacKay, John Johnson, Elmon Bell, Laurie Swan,
Frank MacDonald and Delbert Vincent. The service at the graveside was conducted
by Rev. Mr. Butt of United Church, Port Hawkesbury.
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Chronicle Herald, 21 Sep 1973
WARREN MARSHALL SWAN, 52, Point Tupper, died Wednesday in Halifax
Infirmary. Born at West New Annan, he was a son of Leonard Sean and the late
Viola (Marshall) Swan. He is survived by his wife, Christene; one son, Ivan,
St. John's Nfld.; four daughters, Peggy (Mrs. Eldon Cock), Truro; Eleanor (Mrs.
Frank Langley), Montreal; Linda (Mrs. John Ryan), Point Tupper; Shirley (Mrs.
Martin Gillis), Point Tupper; three brothers, Earl, Stratford, Ont.; Arnold,
Halifax; George, Sydney Mines; and nine grandchildren. The body is at Bonnyman
Funeral Home, Tatamagouche. Funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m.
from West New Annan United Church, Rev. A. Kelloway and Rev. Boyd Butt officiating.
Interment will be in Bell Gift Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations to
Canadian Cancer Fund would be appreciated
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