"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 129, No 17, p 292, Oct. 21, 1940.
Ottis F. Swiger, son of Frederick M. and Olive Ford Swiger, was born May 15, 1884, at Salem, W. Va., and died August 9, 1940, at the home of his son Samuel, Mt. Dora, Fla.
He was married October 3, 1907, to Miss Mary Helen Witter, daughter of Rev. E. Adelbert Witter. The family home has been in Salem except for three years spent at Sardis, W. Va. Mrs. Swiger and the five children born to them are all living. The children are: Adelbert, Daytona Beach, Fla.; Paul, Weston, W. Va.; Samuel, Mt. Dora, Fla.; and Mary Helen and Ottis, Jr., at Salem.
Mr. Swiger had long served as a member of the Board of Directors of Salem College. He served one term as mayor of Salem, and a term as sealer of weights and measures in Harrison County. He served five years as postmaster at Salem, resigning the position last May on account of illness. He was a member of the Salem Seventh Day Baptist Church.
The funeral service was conducted by President S. Orestes Bond. assisted by Rev. Joseph Bailey and by Pastor James L. Skaggs. Mrs. Clarence M. Rogers was soloist. The body was laid to rest in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, at Salem.
J. L. S.
Ottis F. Swiger, son of Frederick M. and Olive Ford Swiger, was born May 15, 1884, at Salem, W. Va., and died August 9, 1940, at the home of his son Samuel, Mt. Dora, Fla.
He was married October 3, 1907, to Miss Mary Helen Witter, daughter of Rev. E. Adelbert Witter. The family home has been in Salem except for three years spent at Sardis, W. Va. Mrs. Swiger and the five children born to them are all living. The children are: Adelbert, Daytona Beach, Fla.; Paul, Weston, W. Va.; Samuel, Mt. Dora, Fla.; and Mary Helen and Ottis, Jr., at Salem.
Mr. Swiger had long served as a member of the Board of Directors of Salem College. He served one term as mayor of Salem, and a term as sealer of weights and measures in Harrison County. He served five years as postmaster at Salem, resigning the position last May on account of illness. He was a member of the Salem Seventh Day Baptist Church.
The funeral service was conducted by President S. Orestes Bond. assisted by Rev. Joseph Bailey and by Pastor James L. Skaggs. Mrs. Clarence M. Rogers was soloist. The body was laid to rest in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, at Salem.
J. L. S.
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 129, No 17, p 292, Oct. 21, 1940.
Ottis F. Swiger, son of Frederick M. and Olive Ford Swiger, was born May 15, 1884, at Salem, W. Va., and died August 9, 1940, at the home of his son Samuel, Mt. Dora, Fla.
He was married October 3, 1907, to Miss Mary Helen Witter, daughter of Rev. E. Adelbert Witter. The family home has been in Salem except for three years spent at Sardis, W. Va. Mrs. Swiger and the five children born to them are all living. The children are: Adelbert, Daytona Beach, Fla.; Paul, Weston, W. Va.; Samuel, Mt. Dora, Fla.; and Mary Helen and Ottis, Jr., at Salem.
Mr. Swiger had long served as a member of the Board of Directors of Salem College. He served one term as mayor of Salem, and a term as sealer of weights and measures in Harrison County. He served five years as postmaster at Salem, resigning the position last May on account of illness. He was a member of the Salem Seventh Day Baptist Church.
The funeral service was conducted by President S. Orestes Bond. assisted by Rev. Joseph Bailey and by Pastor James L. Skaggs. Mrs. Clarence M. Rogers was soloist. The body was laid to rest in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, at Salem.
J. L. S.
Ottis F. Swiger, son of Frederick M. and Olive Ford Swiger, was born May 15, 1884, at Salem, W. Va., and died August 9, 1940, at the home of his son Samuel, Mt. Dora, Fla.
He was married October 3, 1907, to Miss Mary Helen Witter, daughter of Rev. E. Adelbert Witter. The family home has been in Salem except for three years spent at Sardis, W. Va. Mrs. Swiger and the five children born to them are all living. The children are: Adelbert, Daytona Beach, Fla.; Paul, Weston, W. Va.; Samuel, Mt. Dora, Fla.; and Mary Helen and Ottis, Jr., at Salem.
Mr. Swiger had long served as a member of the Board of Directors of Salem College. He served one term as mayor of Salem, and a term as sealer of weights and measures in Harrison County. He served five years as postmaster at Salem, resigning the position last May on account of illness. He was a member of the Salem Seventh Day Baptist Church.
The funeral service was conducted by President S. Orestes Bond. assisted by Rev. Joseph Bailey and by Pastor James L. Skaggs. Mrs. Clarence M. Rogers was soloist. The body was laid to rest in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, at Salem.
J. L. S.
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