Obituary for
Margaret Exyah Ellis Swain
Margaret Exyah Ellis Swain, 94, passed away on October 14, 2015 at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville, MS. She was a retired secretary in the Education Department at MUW in Columbus, MS. She was a licensed pilot and Sunday School teacher for 70 years. She loved to play Solitaire and she loved to travel, and a fan of Mississippi State basketball and the Atlanta Braves.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin Callaway Ellis and Betty Ruth Thompson Ellis; her first husband, Frank Swain; daughter, Marilyn Swain; son, Larry Rock Swain; brother, Jimmy Ellis; sisters, Jackie Thornton and Nell Hartness; and one grandchild, Wesley Swain.
Survivors include husband, Buck Swain of Starkville, MS; sons, Homer Swain (Mary) of Columbus, MS, Paul Swain of Columbus, MS, and Mike Swain of Tuscaloosa, AL; sisters, Mollie Echols of Starkville, MS and Elsie Ray Daugherty of Fulton, MS; brother, M. C. Ellis (Frances) of Mayhew, MS; daughter-in-law, Sue Swain (wife of Rock Swain); 5 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and six great great grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled for Saturday, August 17, 2015 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Welch Funeral Home in Starkville, MS, with the funeral immediately following in the funeral home chapel. Rev. Dickie Bryan will conduct the service. There will be a private graveside at 4:00 p.m. at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, MS.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Fellowship Baptist Church in Starkville, MS.