Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1909 — CECIL SWAIM WAS BURIED TUESDAY, [ARTICLE]

CECIL SWAIM WAS BURIED TUESDAY,

Victim of Accident Followed To Grave By Large Conconrse of Friends and Sympathizers. The funeral of Cecil Swaim, son of Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Swaim, of near Aix, was held at the Brushwood church Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock, being preached by Rev. Levi Byrd, who came here ljor that purpose. Burial was made in the Mt. Tabor cemetery, in Barkley township. The funeral was one of the largest ever held in that section. Cecil Swaim was a very fine young man and his untimely death was a severe shock to all of his acquaintances and his parents are grief stricken. Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Osborne, of this city, attended the funeral. Mr. Osborne had Cecil for a pupil for four'years and regarded him as one of the best young men of his acquaintance. The following obituary notice was read by the minister at the church: Cecil, son of Zebedee and Ida Swaim, was born in Jasper county, Ind., Sept. 15, 1889. At an early age he gave evidence of religious impressions, and was a faithful, dutiful, affectionate and obedient child. He made and held many friends, and will be much missed, not only in the home, but in the community. He had formed no bad habits, so far as we know, and was therefore a welcome visitor to every home whefe known, and was considered by parents a safe and desirable companion for their children. He leaves a father, mother, four brothers and four sisters, other relatives and a host of friends to mourn his departure, but with hope. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. L. Byrd, in Brushwood U. B. church, in the presence of a.large and sympathetic audience, after which the remains were intered in the Prator cemetery, to await the morn when "all that are in their graves shall come forth.” May the Heavenly Father comfort the bereaved ones until that meeting when friends shall meet to part no more. The family wish to express their gratitude to their neighbors for the kindness they have shown in this their great bereavement. L. BYRD, For the family.