Clarendon Pioneer Dies
James Swift, 78, long-time Donley County rancher and Clarendon banker, died about 9:45 a.m. today in the Clarendon hospital where he had been admitted Saturday after suffering a heart attack. He was the brother of Mrs. Frank L. Decker of Childress.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete but will be held in Clarendon.
Mr. Swift was president of the Farmers State Bank at Clarendon.
Survivors include his daughter, Mrs. Emmett Simmons of Clarendon; a son, Dr. James Swift Jr., of Dallas and Wichita Falls; seven sisters, Mrs. Decker of Childress, Mrs. Roy Bartlett of Clarendon, Mr. [sic] Frank Meadows of San Angelo, Mrs. Clyde Tunnell of Farwell, Mrs. Esther Ingram of Panhandle, Mrs. Powell Combs and Mrs. Tubby Stanley, both of Amarillo; a brother, Grover Swift of Miles City, Mont., and two grandchildren.
(Published in The Childress Index (Childress, Texas) - 11 Mar 1968, Mon - Page 1)
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Funeral Rites For J.D. Swift Set Wednesday
CLARENDON - Funeral services for J.D. Swift, president of the Farmer's State Bank and Trust Co., will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the First Baptist Church here.
The Rev. W.R. Lawrence, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery by Murphy Funeral Home.
Mr. Swift died Monday in Adair Hospital following a brief illness.
He had been chief executive officer of Farmer's State Bank for 49 years. He began his banking career in Canyon after graduation from West Texas State University and continued it in Memphis and Hedley before moving to Clrendon [sic].
He was also engaged in ranching in Donley, Hall and Armstrong counties. He was one of the organizers of the Production Credit Association in Donley and Hall counties.
Mr. Swift served as treasurer of the Donley County Red Cross chapter for 25 years and was an honorary director of the Rolling Plains Registered Beef Cattle Association. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Rachel; a daughter, Mrs. Emmett O. Simmons of Clarendon; a son, Dr. James Swift of Wichita Falls; seven sisters, Mrs. Ester Ingrum of Panhandle, Mrs. Frank Decker of Childress, Mrs. J. Roy Bartlett of Clarendon, Mrs. Frank Meadows of San Angelo, Mrs. Clyde Tunnell of Farwell, and Mrs. W.A. Stanley of 2602 S. Hayden and Mrs. Powell M. Combs of 1019 Sunset, both in Amarillo; a brother, Grover of Miles City, Mont., and two grandchildren.
The family prefers that memorials be in the form of contributions to the Clarendon College Landscape Fund.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 12 Mar 1968, Tue - Page 29)
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: James D Swift
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1891
Birth Place: Texas
Residence Place: Donley, Texas, USA
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: James D Swift
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1891
Residence Place: Clarendon, Texas, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: James Swift
Death Date: 11 Mar 1968
Death County: Donley
Gender: Male
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: James D Swift
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 76
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1891
Birth Place: Wise, Texas
Residence: Clarendon, Donley, Texas, USA
Death Date: 11 Mar 1968
Death Place: Clarendon, Donley, Texas, USA
Father: Fred Swift
Mother: Fannie Mann
Spouse: Rachel Swift
Certificate Number: 18216
James Swift, 78, long-time Donley County rancher and Clarendon banker, died about 9:45 a.m. today in the Clarendon hospital where he had been admitted Saturday after suffering a heart attack. He was the brother of Mrs. Frank L. Decker of Childress.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete but will be held in Clarendon.
Mr. Swift was president of the Farmers State Bank at Clarendon.
Survivors include his daughter, Mrs. Emmett Simmons of Clarendon; a son, Dr. James Swift Jr., of Dallas and Wichita Falls; seven sisters, Mrs. Decker of Childress, Mrs. Roy Bartlett of Clarendon, Mr. [sic] Frank Meadows of San Angelo, Mrs. Clyde Tunnell of Farwell, Mrs. Esther Ingram of Panhandle, Mrs. Powell Combs and Mrs. Tubby Stanley, both of Amarillo; a brother, Grover Swift of Miles City, Mont., and two grandchildren.
(Published in The Childress Index (Childress, Texas) - 11 Mar 1968, Mon - Page 1)
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Funeral Rites For J.D. Swift Set Wednesday
CLARENDON - Funeral services for J.D. Swift, president of the Farmer's State Bank and Trust Co., will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the First Baptist Church here.
The Rev. W.R. Lawrence, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery by Murphy Funeral Home.
Mr. Swift died Monday in Adair Hospital following a brief illness.
He had been chief executive officer of Farmer's State Bank for 49 years. He began his banking career in Canyon after graduation from West Texas State University and continued it in Memphis and Hedley before moving to Clrendon [sic].
He was also engaged in ranching in Donley, Hall and Armstrong counties. He was one of the organizers of the Production Credit Association in Donley and Hall counties.
Mr. Swift served as treasurer of the Donley County Red Cross chapter for 25 years and was an honorary director of the Rolling Plains Registered Beef Cattle Association. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Rachel; a daughter, Mrs. Emmett O. Simmons of Clarendon; a son, Dr. James Swift of Wichita Falls; seven sisters, Mrs. Ester Ingrum of Panhandle, Mrs. Frank Decker of Childress, Mrs. J. Roy Bartlett of Clarendon, Mrs. Frank Meadows of San Angelo, Mrs. Clyde Tunnell of Farwell, and Mrs. W.A. Stanley of 2602 S. Hayden and Mrs. Powell M. Combs of 1019 Sunset, both in Amarillo; a brother, Grover of Miles City, Mont., and two grandchildren.
The family prefers that memorials be in the form of contributions to the Clarendon College Landscape Fund.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 12 Mar 1968, Tue - Page 29)
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: James D Swift
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1891
Birth Place: Texas
Residence Place: Donley, Texas, USA
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: James D Swift
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1891
Residence Place: Clarendon, Texas, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: James Swift
Death Date: 11 Mar 1968
Death County: Donley
Gender: Male
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: James D Swift
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 76
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1891
Birth Place: Wise, Texas
Residence: Clarendon, Donley, Texas, USA
Death Date: 11 Mar 1968
Death Place: Clarendon, Donley, Texas, USA
Father: Fred Swift
Mother: Fannie Mann
Spouse: Rachel Swift
Certificate Number: 18216
Clarendon Pioneer Dies
James Swift, 78, long-time Donley County rancher and Clarendon banker, died about 9:45 a.m. today in the Clarendon hospital where he had been admitted Saturday after suffering a heart attack. He was the brother of Mrs. Frank L. Decker of Childress.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete but will be held in Clarendon.
Mr. Swift was president of the Farmers State Bank at Clarendon.
Survivors include his daughter, Mrs. Emmett Simmons of Clarendon; a son, Dr. James Swift Jr., of Dallas and Wichita Falls; seven sisters, Mrs. Decker of Childress, Mrs. Roy Bartlett of Clarendon, Mr. [sic] Frank Meadows of San Angelo, Mrs. Clyde Tunnell of Farwell, Mrs. Esther Ingram of Panhandle, Mrs. Powell Combs and Mrs. Tubby Stanley, both of Amarillo; a brother, Grover Swift of Miles City, Mont., and two grandchildren.
(Published in The Childress Index (Childress, Texas) - 11 Mar 1968, Mon - Page 1)
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Funeral Rites For J.D. Swift Set Wednesday
CLARENDON - Funeral services for J.D. Swift, president of the Farmer's State Bank and Trust Co., will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the First Baptist Church here.
The Rev. W.R. Lawrence, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery by Murphy Funeral Home.
Mr. Swift died Monday in Adair Hospital following a brief illness.
He had been chief executive officer of Farmer's State Bank for 49 years. He began his banking career in Canyon after graduation from West Texas State University and continued it in Memphis and Hedley before moving to Clrendon [sic].
He was also engaged in ranching in Donley, Hall and Armstrong counties. He was one of the organizers of the Production Credit Association in Donley and Hall counties.
Mr. Swift served as treasurer of the Donley County Red Cross chapter for 25 years and was an honorary director of the Rolling Plains Registered Beef Cattle Association. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Rachel; a daughter, Mrs. Emmett O. Simmons of Clarendon; a son, Dr. James Swift of Wichita Falls; seven sisters, Mrs. Ester Ingrum of Panhandle, Mrs. Frank Decker of Childress, Mrs. J. Roy Bartlett of Clarendon, Mrs. Frank Meadows of San Angelo, Mrs. Clyde Tunnell of Farwell, and Mrs. W.A. Stanley of 2602 S. Hayden and Mrs. Powell M. Combs of 1019 Sunset, both in Amarillo; a brother, Grover of Miles City, Mont., and two grandchildren.
The family prefers that memorials be in the form of contributions to the Clarendon College Landscape Fund.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 12 Mar 1968, Tue - Page 29)
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: James D Swift
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1891
Birth Place: Texas
Residence Place: Donley, Texas, USA
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: James D Swift
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1891
Residence Place: Clarendon, Texas, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: James Swift
Death Date: 11 Mar 1968
Death County: Donley
Gender: Male
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: James D Swift
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 76
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1891
Birth Place: Wise, Texas
Residence: Clarendon, Donley, Texas, USA
Death Date: 11 Mar 1968
Death Place: Clarendon, Donley, Texas, USA
Father: Fred Swift
Mother: Fannie Mann
Spouse: Rachel Swift
Certificate Number: 18216
James Swift, 78, long-time Donley County rancher and Clarendon banker, died about 9:45 a.m. today in the Clarendon hospital where he had been admitted Saturday after suffering a heart attack. He was the brother of Mrs. Frank L. Decker of Childress.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete but will be held in Clarendon.
Mr. Swift was president of the Farmers State Bank at Clarendon.
Survivors include his daughter, Mrs. Emmett Simmons of Clarendon; a son, Dr. James Swift Jr., of Dallas and Wichita Falls; seven sisters, Mrs. Decker of Childress, Mrs. Roy Bartlett of Clarendon, Mr. [sic] Frank Meadows of San Angelo, Mrs. Clyde Tunnell of Farwell, Mrs. Esther Ingram of Panhandle, Mrs. Powell Combs and Mrs. Tubby Stanley, both of Amarillo; a brother, Grover Swift of Miles City, Mont., and two grandchildren.
(Published in The Childress Index (Childress, Texas) - 11 Mar 1968, Mon - Page 1)
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Funeral Rites For J.D. Swift Set Wednesday
CLARENDON - Funeral services for J.D. Swift, president of the Farmer's State Bank and Trust Co., will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the First Baptist Church here.
The Rev. W.R. Lawrence, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery by Murphy Funeral Home.
Mr. Swift died Monday in Adair Hospital following a brief illness.
He had been chief executive officer of Farmer's State Bank for 49 years. He began his banking career in Canyon after graduation from West Texas State University and continued it in Memphis and Hedley before moving to Clrendon [sic].
He was also engaged in ranching in Donley, Hall and Armstrong counties. He was one of the organizers of the Production Credit Association in Donley and Hall counties.
Mr. Swift served as treasurer of the Donley County Red Cross chapter for 25 years and was an honorary director of the Rolling Plains Registered Beef Cattle Association. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Rachel; a daughter, Mrs. Emmett O. Simmons of Clarendon; a son, Dr. James Swift of Wichita Falls; seven sisters, Mrs. Ester Ingrum of Panhandle, Mrs. Frank Decker of Childress, Mrs. J. Roy Bartlett of Clarendon, Mrs. Frank Meadows of San Angelo, Mrs. Clyde Tunnell of Farwell, and Mrs. W.A. Stanley of 2602 S. Hayden and Mrs. Powell M. Combs of 1019 Sunset, both in Amarillo; a brother, Grover of Miles City, Mont., and two grandchildren.
The family prefers that memorials be in the form of contributions to the Clarendon College Landscape Fund.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 12 Mar 1968, Tue - Page 29)
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: James D Swift
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1891
Birth Place: Texas
Residence Place: Donley, Texas, USA
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: James D Swift
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1891
Residence Place: Clarendon, Texas, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: James Swift
Death Date: 11 Mar 1968
Death County: Donley
Gender: Male
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: James D Swift
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 76
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1891
Birth Place: Wise, Texas
Residence: Clarendon, Donley, Texas, USA
Death Date: 11 Mar 1968
Death Place: Clarendon, Donley, Texas, USA
Father: Fred Swift
Mother: Fannie Mann
Spouse: Rachel Swift
Certificate Number: 18216
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