Oklahoman Archives
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
January 17, 1939

JOINT SERVICES
        WILL BE HELD FOR PIONEERS

Shock of Wife's Passing Is Too Much for Father.

Wallace Swank, 85-year-old father of F. B. Swank, former fifth district congressman, died of shock in Norman Monday night seven hours after the death of his wife, Mrs. Malinda Swank. believed to be between 90 and 100 years old.

Mrs. Swank, who throughout her life refused to tell her age even to immediate members of the family, died about 2 pm of the complications of age. So great was the shock to Swank, ill for two years, he died about 9 pm.

Both pioneer Oklahomans. the couple was married July 3, 1874 in Iowa where they went from their native Ohio. They came to Beef creek, Chickasaw nation, Indian territory. in 1888.

Mrs. Swank was active for years in the Rebekah lodge and was a past noble grand matron. She was a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. and Mrs. Swank were the grandparents of A. J. Moore, ward two city councilman, whose mother is Mrs. M. S. Moore. Nicoma Park.

Other survivors are a son of Mrs. Swank by a pervious marriage, T. H. Sampson. Tulsa: and another son of the couple, Floyd Swank, Norman.

Double funeral services are planned for the couple Wednesday afternoon at Norman where they will be buried