Swan, William R. "Bill" 

Funeral services for William R. "Bill" Swan, 53, of Ore City, will be held 
noon Friday, September 22, 2006, in the chapel of Rader Funeral Home of 
Longview, with Pastor Dennis Elliott officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview 
Memorial Gardens. He passed away Monday, September 18, 2006, in Pittsburg. 
Bill was born March 18, 1953, in Burlington, Iowa. He was a longtime resident 
of the Longview area. He was a millwright at Lone Star Steel and was the 
president of his bass club. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and 
Clara Swan; brother, Johnny Swan; and father-in-law, Alton Yaws. Those left 
to cherish his memory are his wife of 34 years, Debra Swan; daughter, Samantha 
Swan and fianc?e, Matthew Mattson; sisters, Mary Simmons and husband Ron, and 
Katherine Levine and husband, Joe; mother-in-law, Ouida Yaws; and many nieces 
and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart 
Association, 1125 Judson Rd., Ste. 150, Longview, TX 75601; or to the American 
Cancer Society, Gregg North Unit, P.O. Box 906, Longview, TX 75606. Visitation 
will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday evening, September 21, 2006, at the funeral home. 
A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/21/2006.

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Swan, William R. "Bill" 

Funeral services for William R. "Bill" Swan, 53, of Ore City, will be held noon 
Friday, September 22, 2006, in the chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview, 
with Pastor Dennis Elliott officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Memorial 
Gardens. He passed away Monday, September 18, 2006, in Pittsburg. Bill was born 
March 18, 1953, in Burlington, Iowa. He was a longtime resident of the Longview 
area. He was a millwright at Lone Star Steel and was the president of his bass 
club. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Clara Swan; brother, 
Johnny Swan; and father-in-law, Alton Yaws. Those left to cherish his memory are 
his wife of 34 years, Debra Swan; daughter, Samantha Swan and fianc?, Matthew 
Mattson; sisters, Mary Simmons and husband Ron, and Katherine Levine and husband, 
Joe; brother, Mike Swan and wife Angela; mother-in-law, Ouida Yaws; and many 
nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart 
Association, 1125 Judson Rd., Ste. 150, Longview, TX 75601; or to the American 
Cancer Society, Gregg North Unit, P.O. Box 906, Longview, TX 75606. Visitation 
was from 6-8 p.m. Thursday evening, September 21, 2006, at the funeral home. A 
memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/22/2006.