COLFAX -- William H. "Bill" Swango, Colfax, died peacefully at 1:20 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 1, 2006) with his family at his hospital bedside. He was admitted to BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal on July 21, following a long series of heart complications. He was 88.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Saybrook Christian Church, Saybrook. The Rev. William Vandervoort will officiate with assistance from Clarence Taylor and Stacy Landry. Interment will be at Wiley Cemetery, Colfax, with full military rites accorded by the Davis-Kerber American Legion of Colfax. Memorials may be made to the Eastern McLean County Ambulance Association, Wiley Cemetery or Saybrook Christian Church.
Mr. Swango was born Feb. 23, 1918, in Warsaw, Ky., a son of Curtis and Etholene Brown Swango. He married Hazel J. Hon, formerly of Glencoe, Ky., on June 22, 1946. She survives. Bill and Hazel celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary together this year at their farm home in Colfax, where they have lived for 50 years.
Surviving are two sons, Gary (Julie) Swango and Larry (Lori) Swango, both of Bloomington, and five grandchildren, Alissa, Blake, Kelsey, Bethany, and Breanna. He is also survived by a brother, Joe L. Swango, Florence, Ky. He was preceded in death by his parents and one older brother.
Mr. Swango, also known as "Red" to family and close friends, was a devoted, loving husband, father and grandfather.
He attended Gallatin County High School, Warsaw, Ky. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in August 1940, serving in Europe and Africa. He also participated in the 1941 inaugural motorcade of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. After his military service, he worked in various capacities before settling into farming at Colfax. While farming, he also worked in the Octavia School District and Heritage Manor Nursing facility in Gibson City. He retired in 1990.
He was an active member of Saybrook Christian Church, serving on the board. He loved carpentry work, fishing trips to Wisconsin and watching his children and grandchildren play sports. He will be missed by his family, friends and especially, Shiloh.
A special thanks to all of the BroMenn medical staff who helped William during his time of need.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Saybrook Christian Church, Saybrook. The Rev. William Vandervoort will officiate with assistance from Clarence Taylor and Stacy Landry. Interment will be at Wiley Cemetery, Colfax, with full military rites accorded by the Davis-Kerber American Legion of Colfax. Memorials may be made to the Eastern McLean County Ambulance Association, Wiley Cemetery or Saybrook Christian Church.
Mr. Swango was born Feb. 23, 1918, in Warsaw, Ky., a son of Curtis and Etholene Brown Swango. He married Hazel J. Hon, formerly of Glencoe, Ky., on June 22, 1946. She survives. Bill and Hazel celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary together this year at their farm home in Colfax, where they have lived for 50 years.
Surviving are two sons, Gary (Julie) Swango and Larry (Lori) Swango, both of Bloomington, and five grandchildren, Alissa, Blake, Kelsey, Bethany, and Breanna. He is also survived by a brother, Joe L. Swango, Florence, Ky. He was preceded in death by his parents and one older brother.
Mr. Swango, also known as "Red" to family and close friends, was a devoted, loving husband, father and grandfather.
He attended Gallatin County High School, Warsaw, Ky. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in August 1940, serving in Europe and Africa. He also participated in the 1941 inaugural motorcade of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. After his military service, he worked in various capacities before settling into farming at Colfax. While farming, he also worked in the Octavia School District and Heritage Manor Nursing facility in Gibson City. He retired in 1990.
He was an active member of Saybrook Christian Church, serving on the board. He loved carpentry work, fishing trips to Wisconsin and watching his children and grandchildren play sports. He will be missed by his family, friends and especially, Shiloh.
A special thanks to all of the BroMenn medical staff who helped William during his time of need.
COLFAX -- William H. "Bill" Swango, Colfax, died peacefully at 1:20 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 1, 2006) with his family at his hospital bedside. He was admitted to BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal on July 21, following a long series of heart complications. He was 88.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Saybrook Christian Church, Saybrook. The Rev. William Vandervoort will officiate with assistance from Clarence Taylor and Stacy Landry. Interment will be at Wiley Cemetery, Colfax, with full military rites accorded by the Davis-Kerber American Legion of Colfax. Memorials may be made to the Eastern McLean County Ambulance Association, Wiley Cemetery or Saybrook Christian Church.
Mr. Swango was born Feb. 23, 1918, in Warsaw, Ky., a son of Curtis and Etholene Brown Swango. He married Hazel J. Hon, formerly of Glencoe, Ky., on June 22, 1946. She survives. Bill and Hazel celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary together this year at their farm home in Colfax, where they have lived for 50 years.
Surviving are two sons, Gary (Julie) Swango and Larry (Lori) Swango, both of Bloomington, and five grandchildren, Alissa, Blake, Kelsey, Bethany, and Breanna. He is also survived by a brother, Joe L. Swango, Florence, Ky. He was preceded in death by his parents and one older brother.
Mr. Swango, also known as "Red" to family and close friends, was a devoted, loving husband, father and grandfather.
He attended Gallatin County High School, Warsaw, Ky. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in August 1940, serving in Europe and Africa. He also participated in the 1941 inaugural motorcade of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. After his military service, he worked in various capacities before settling into farming at Colfax. While farming, he also worked in the Octavia School District and Heritage Manor Nursing facility in Gibson City. He retired in 1990.
He was an active member of Saybrook Christian Church, serving on the board. He loved carpentry work, fishing trips to Wisconsin and watching his children and grandchildren play sports. He will be missed by his family, friends and especially, Shiloh.
A special thanks to all of the BroMenn medical staff who helped William during his time of need.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Colfax. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Saybrook Christian Church, Saybrook. The Rev. William Vandervoort will officiate with assistance from Clarence Taylor and Stacy Landry. Interment will be at Wiley Cemetery, Colfax, with full military rites accorded by the Davis-Kerber American Legion of Colfax. Memorials may be made to the Eastern McLean County Ambulance Association, Wiley Cemetery or Saybrook Christian Church.
Mr. Swango was born Feb. 23, 1918, in Warsaw, Ky., a son of Curtis and Etholene Brown Swango. He married Hazel J. Hon, formerly of Glencoe, Ky., on June 22, 1946. She survives. Bill and Hazel celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary together this year at their farm home in Colfax, where they have lived for 50 years.
Surviving are two sons, Gary (Julie) Swango and Larry (Lori) Swango, both of Bloomington, and five grandchildren, Alissa, Blake, Kelsey, Bethany, and Breanna. He is also survived by a brother, Joe L. Swango, Florence, Ky. He was preceded in death by his parents and one older brother.
Mr. Swango, also known as "Red" to family and close friends, was a devoted, loving husband, father and grandfather.
He attended Gallatin County High School, Warsaw, Ky. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in August 1940, serving in Europe and Africa. He also participated in the 1941 inaugural motorcade of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. After his military service, he worked in various capacities before settling into farming at Colfax. While farming, he also worked in the Octavia School District and Heritage Manor Nursing facility in Gibson City. He retired in 1990.
He was an active member of Saybrook Christian Church, serving on the board. He loved carpentry work, fishing trips to Wisconsin and watching his children and grandchildren play sports. He will be missed by his family, friends and especially, Shiloh.
A special thanks to all of the BroMenn medical staff who helped William during his time of need.
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