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Updated: 17 Jan 2012

Daily Oklahoman, The 
Oklahoma City, 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[letcher]. B, Swank. former fifth district congressman. died of shock In Norman Monday night. Seven hours after the death or 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 cornp1ictions of age. So great was the shock to Swank, ill for two years. he died about. 9 p m.

Both pioneer Oklahomans, the couple 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. Moor, ward two councilman, whose mother is Mrs., M. B. 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 were planned for the couple Wednesday afternoon at Norman where they will be buried.

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Compiled, transcribed and submitted by Marti Graham, Oklahoma County, OKGenWeb Coordinator, January 2012. Information posted for educational purposes for viewers and researchers. The contributor is not related to nor researching any of the above.

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