D. W. Swain

SERVICES: Graveside services will be at 10:00 AM Saturday, January 3, 2009, at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Pampa, and memorial services will be at 1:30 PM Saturday, January 3, 2009 at the Church of Christ in Clarendon, with Don Stone, a Church of Christ minister, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Swain was born December 2, 1917 in Oklahoma. He had been a resident of the Memphis, Texas area as a young child before moving to Pampa in the early 1930's where he had a dairy route. D. W. married Lela Mae Bell on September 5, 1937 in Pampa. They celebrated over 50 years of marriage before she preceded him in death on November 10, 1987. He later married Lucille Smith on May 14, 1988 and she preceded him in death on October 17, 1997. He was a former member of the First Baptist Church of Pampa and was currently a member of the Church of Christ in Clarendon. D. W. retired from Cabot and farming in Pampa before moving to Clarendon in the late 1970's where he has resided ever since. He was an avid fisherman and loved antiques.SURVIVORS: 1 daughter: Jeletta Gatewood and husband Ritchie of Gage, Oklahoma; 1 stepdaughter: Lozetta Guthrie and husband Charles of Huntsville; 3 grandsons: Dane Greenhouse and wife Leisa of Amarillo, Greg Greenhouse and wife Gina of Pampa, and Duston Cox of Gage, Oklahoma; 2 great-granddaughters: Ashley Easter of Amarillo and Kristina White of Ponca City, Oklahoma; 1 great-grandson: Gage Greenhouse of Pampa. He was preceded in death by a daughter: Olivia Greenhouse, 4 brothers and 2 sisters.MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, c/o Gerry Caylor, 2130 Charles, Pampa, Texas 79065, or American Heart Association, 2514 82nd Street, Suite B, Lubbock, Texas 79423.