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Obituary for Margaret Exyah Ellis Swain

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.

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