TITLE:  Walter Hugh Swanson

SOURCE:  The Post and Courier, August 5, 2001

SUBMITTED BY:  The Post and Courier

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, August 2001

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Walter Hugh "Walt" Swanson, 83, husband of Ferne P. Swanson of 
Charleston, died at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 
11 a.m., Monday, August 6, 2001, at the Guerry Chapel, Bishop Gadsden.
Friends may call at 10:30 a.m., at Bishop Gadsden, prior to the service
. Please make memorial contributions to Bishop Gadsden Residents 
Assistance Fund, 1 Gadsden Way, Charleston, S.C. 29412, or to a charity
of one's choice.Mr. Swanson was born November 28, 1917, in Chicago, 
Ill., a son of Charles A. and Esther Breyfogle Swanson. He graduated 
from Crown Point High School in Indiana and attended Northwestern 
University. He retired from the State Ports Authority and has worked 
in the shipping industry in Chicago and Cleveland before moving to 
Charleston. Mr. Swanson honorable served his country during World War 
II as a member of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Arena. He was an Eagle 
Scout, Sea Scout Master, member of the American Legion Post 147, 
Propeller Club and the Masons, as well as numerous civic and business 
associations. Mr. Swanson was an avid photographer and observer of 
nature. He was predeceased by a brother, John O. Swanson and a 
brother-in-law, Bob Cleveland. He is survived by his wife, Ferne P. 
Swanson of Charleston; two daughters, Mimi Swanson-Butler and her 
husband, Tom of Roanoke, Va., and Sally Swanson and her husband, Gary 
Wickboldt of Chicago, Ill.; one granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth Gwaltney
of Roanoke, Va.; three sisters, Edith S. Conquest and her husband Les 
of Crown Point, Marian S. Jollief and her husband Joe of Crown Point, 
Ind., and Thelma Swanson of Cape Coral, Fla.; one sister-in-law, Ann 
Swanson Peugh of Menomonee Falls, Wisc., and many nieces and nephews. 
Arrangements by JAMES A. MCALISTER, INC., 1620, SAVANNAH HWY. 766-1365.
(The Post and Courier August 5, 2001)

SWANSON, Walter
AMERICAN LEGION #147: THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS are invited to attend 
the Memorial Service of Our Late Member, Walter Hugh "Walt" Swanson, 
at the Guerry Chapel in Bishop-Gadsden, this Monday morning, August 6, 
2001, at 11 a.m. By order of: John J. Rodger, Commander Joseph M. 
Clayton, Adjutant (The Post and Courier Aug 6, 2001)
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