Donald Clay Swaim
October 12, 1931 - September 22, 2016
Donald Clay Swaim Obituary
Donald Clay Swaim, 84, of Greenwood, Indiana, and formerly of Rockville, died at 2:05 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, at Greenwood Village South. He retired as senior vice president and cashier of the Rockville National Bank after 47 years of service. He was a licensed real estate and insurance agent. He served in the Indiana National Guard for 17 years, retiring with the rank of major. He served an additional 20 years in the Indiana Guard Reserve, retiring with the rank of colonel.
He was born Oct. 12, 1931, in Clinton, Indiana, to the late J. Clay Swaim and Blanche Marie Hamilton Swaim. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Rena Evelyn White Swaim, whom he married Sept. 1, 1956, in Rockville. Also surviving, one daughter, Donna (Stephen) Lindley of Bloomingdale; two sons, Kevin (Melanie) Swaim of Greenwood and Tracy Swaim of Indianapolis; one brother, James (Keitha) Swaim of Burnsville, North Carolina; four grandchildren, Brad (Vania) Lindley, Stephanie Crum, Cody Swaim and Tyler Swaim; six great-grandchildren, Shelby, Connor and Aidan Crum, and Scout, Alexis and Reagan Lindley; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his stepmother, Muriel Swaim; and sister, Rosemary Jackman. He was a 1949 graduate of Rockville High School and Wisconsin Graduate School of Banking. He was a member of the Rockville First United Methodist Church, a charter member and longtime treasurer of the Rockville Elks Lodge #2471, Parke Masonic lodge #8, Scottish Rite of Terre Haute and the Parke County Low 12 Club. He was also past president of the Rockville Town Council.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Elks Lodge, 360 Strawberry Road, Rockville. Memorial visitation is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Elks Lodge. Memorials, should friends so desire, may be made to the Parke-Vermillion Humane Society, P.O. Box 155, Clinton, IN 47842; or Parke County Community Foundation, P.O. Box 276, Rockville, IN 47872. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Gooch Funeral Home, Rockville. Friends may sign an online guest register at:
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Donald Clay Swaim, 84, of Greenwood, Indiana, and formerly of Rockville, died at 2:05 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, at Greenwood Village South. He retired as senior vice president and cashier of the Rockville National Bank after 47 years of service. He was a licensed real estate and insurance agent. He served in the Indiana National Guard for 1
Published on September 28, 2016
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