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     John Stephen Swinney was buried at Oak Hill Memorial Park, 13th & Washington, McAlester, Pittsburg Co., Oklahoma.¹ He was born on November 28, 1892.¹ He married Josie L. Savage in May, 1917.² John Stephen Swinney died on October 29, 1966 at age 73.¹

     Josie L. Savage was buried at Oak Hill Memorial Park, 13th & Washington, McAlester, Pittsburg Co., Oklahoma.^2,1 She Josie L. Swinney, 87, died Thursday in a Ponca City hospital. She was born Oct. 10, 1890 in Hackett, Ark. and was a former school teacher in Hartshorne, and area schools before her marriage to John S. Swinney in May of 1917. He preceded her in death on Oct. 31, 1966. Also preceding Mrs. Swinney in death was an infant daughter in 1919. Mrs. Swinney was a member of the Edgewood United Methodist Church since 1912. She was the first president of the Hartshorne PTA and the first president of the American Legion Auxiliary of Hartshorne. Surviving her are her daughter, Geraldine Green of Ponca City; a granddaughter, Jo Green Marshall of Minneapolis, Minn; a great grandson, David Marshall, also of Minneapolis; a brother, Eugene Savage of Hartshorne; and a sister, Georgia Patterson of Checotah. Services will be graveside at 11 a.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. John Welch officiating.¹ She was born on October 10, 1890 at Hackett, Sebastian Co., Arkansas.^2,1 As of May, 1917,her married name was Swinney.¹ She married John Stephen Swinney, son of Newton Swinney and Martha Stephen Edney, in May, 1917.¹ Josie L. Savage died on March 2, 1978 at Ponca City, Kay Co., Oklahoma, at age 87.^2,1

     Infant Swinney was buried at Oak Hill Memorial Park, 13th & Washington, McAlester, Pittsburg Co., Oklahoma.¹ She died on January 8, 1919 at Pittsburg Co., Oklahoma.¹ She was born on January 8, 1919 at Pittsburg Co., Oklahoma.¹

     Edwin Sidney Swinney was buried at Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park, 7301 East Lancaster, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.¹ He married Edith Unknown.¹ Edwin Sidney Swinney was born on August 15, 1899.¹ He died on July 15, 1965 at age 65.¹

     Edith Unknown was buried at Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park, 7301 East Lancaster, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Swinney.¹ She married Edwin Sidney Swinney, son of Newton Swinney and Martha Stephen Edney.¹ Edith Unknown was born on February 8, 1905.¹ She died on August 7, 1964 at age 59.¹

     Rev. William Landrum Swinney was buried at Oakland Cemetery, 3900 Oakland Circle, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas.¹ He married Mary Adeline Adams. Rev. William Landrum Swinney was born on February 17, 1861. He died on July 12, 1940 at age 79.

     Mary Adeline Adams was buried at Oakland Cemetery, 3900 Oakland Circle, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Swinney. She married Rev. William Landrum Swinney, son of Wilson Ransom Swinney and Sarah A. Skinner. Mary Adeline Adams was born on February 22, 1862. She died on May 23, 1934 at age 72.

     Elmer Richard Swinney was buried at Laurel Land Memorial Park, 6000 South R. L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas.¹ He married Lou Ellen Mills. Elmer Richard Swinney was born on July 22, 1886. He died on March 12, 1954 at age 67.

     Lou Ellen Mills was buried at Laurel Land Memorial Park, 6000 South R. L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Swinney. She married Elmer Richard Swinney, son of Rev. William Landrum Swinney and Mary Adeline Adams. Lou Ellen Mills was born on February 17, 1889. She died on June 30, 1946 at age 57.

     Robert William Swinney was buried at Laurel Land Memorial Park, 6000 South R. L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas.¹ He married Jewel Oleta Brogden. Robert William Swinney was born on December 1, 1913. He died on August 17, 1973 at age 59.

     Jewel Oleta Brogden was buried at Laurel Land Memorial Park, 6000 South R. L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Swinney. She married Robert William Swinney, son of Elmer Richard Swinney and Lou Ellen Mills. Jewel Oleta Brogden was born on September 21, 1912. She died on November 9, 1972 at age 60.

     Ruth Elfleda Swinney was buried at Laurel Land Memorial Park, 6000 South R. L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Kaiser. She married R. B. Kaiser. Ruth Elfleda Swinney was born on January 12, 1922.¹ She died on November 2, 2009 at age 87.¹

     R. B. Kaiser was buried at Laurel Land Memorial Park, 6000 South R. L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas.¹ He married Ruth Elfleda Swinney, daughter of Elmer Richard Swinney and Lou Ellen Mills. R. B. Kaiser was born on November 19, 1918.¹ He died on September 9, 1977 at age 58.¹

     Mary Adeline Swinney was buried at Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park, 7301 East Lancaster, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.¹ Her married name was Wright. She married Thomas Edward Wright Sr. Mary Adeline Swinney was born on April 30, 1888.¹ She died on November 5, 1977 at age 89.¹

     Thomas Edward Wright Sr. was buried at Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park, 7301 East Lancaster, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.¹ He married Mary Adeline Swinney, daughter of Rev. William Landrum Swinney and Mary Adeline Adams. Thomas Edward Wright Sr. was born on August 3, 1878 at Arkansas.¹ He died on November 22, 1967 at age 89.¹

     Thomas Edward Wright Jr. was buried at Old City Cemetery, Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas.¹ He married Mary Alice Brian.² Thomas Edward Wright Jr. was born on March 30, 1911. He died on April 9, 2004 at age 93.

     Mary Alice Brian was buried at Old City Cemetery, Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas.² Her married name was Wright. She married Thomas Edward Wright Jr., son of Thomas Edward Wright Sr. and Mary Adeline Swinney.¹ Mary Alice Brian was born on July 26, 1913. She died on March 31, 2003 at age 89.

     Thomas Edward Wright III was buried at Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas.^1,2 He was born on September 4, 1936 at Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas.^1,2 He married Anita Lee Anderson on August 16, 1958 at San Angelo, Tom Green Co., Texas.² Thomas Edward Wright III died on September 29, 2003 at age 67.¹ He The funeral for Thomas Edward Wright III, 67, of Emporia will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Church of Christ. The Rev. Hoyt Beasley of the church will conduct the service. The private family service will be at a later date in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Wright died Monday, Sept. 29, 2003, at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kan. He was a professor in the department of music at Emporia State University from 1966 until he retired in 2001. He served as acting associate chair and associate chair for music and acting chair for the division of music. He also was associate band director and jazz ensemble director and trombonist with the Faculty Brass Quintet. He had taught music in schools in Brownfield and Albany, Texas. He taught at North Texas State University and was instructor of trombone at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Mich. He was principal trombone with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra and the Oklahoma City Symphony Tour Orchestra, performed with the American Wind Ensemble and was a member of the faculty and staff orchestra at Interlochen. Thomas Edward Wright III, the son of Thomas Edward Jr. and Mary Alice Brian Wright, was born Sept. 4, 1936, in Wichita Falls, Texas. He received a bachelor's degree in music from North Texas State College and a master's in music education from the University of Illinois at Urbana. He studied for an advanced degree in trombone at North Texas State University. He married Anita Anderson on Aug. 16, 1958, in San Angelo, Texas. She survives. Mr. Wright was a member of the Church of Christ, where he was an elder, teacher and song leader. He helped organize the State Music Festival on the ESU campus. He played in the city band and was co-director of the Clark Terry Great Plains Summer Jazz Camp until 1984. He also is survived by two sons, Richard Wright of Atlanta, Ga., and Mark Wright of Lafayette, Calif; his father of Brownsville; three brothers, David Wright of Livingston, Texas, Emmett Wright of Harlingen, Texas, and Paul Wright of Brownsville; and seven grandchildren. His mother died in March. on October 1, 2003.²