BRO. BILL SWARTZ William Hiram Bro. Bill Swartz age 88 died Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Windsor Place Nursing & Rehab Center in Columbus. Services will be held Monday, November 25, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Christopher Oliver, Pastor of Ethelsville Church of God, officiating, burial with military honors, will follow at Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home Sunday, November 24, 2013 from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM Bro. Bill was born on Saturday, December 13, 1924 in Pickens County, AL to the late Hiram and Gertrude Land Swartz. He was a member of the United Christian Church and Ministerial Association, Cleveland, TN and a U.S. Army WWII Veteran. He was a retired employee of Four County Electric after 36 years, as a lineman and technician. Above all he loved to preach, and became a minister at about 20 years old. He started a Church of God in Ethelsville, AL, and later took a church in Shugualak, MS. All together he preached over 50 years. In addition to his parents he was preceded by his brothers, Albert and Charles, and his son-in-law George Palms. Survivors include: His wife of 66 years Mildred Swartz, Columbus MS Three Daughters: Hilda Palms, Goose Creek, SC Ruth Helen Gray (Alton), Columbus, MS Mary E. Reynolds (Mark), Columbus, MS One Sister: Juanita Denton, Columbus, MS Two Brothers: Carl Swartz, Columbus, MS Selvin Swartz (Mary Ellen), Columbus, MS Two Grandchildren: David Palms (Susan) Cynthia Palms One Great Grand Child: Travis Elloitt Palms
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