James F. Swan

James F. Swan Sr., age 64, of Benton, Wisconsin, formerly of Beetown, Wisconsin, died Friday, April 11, 2008, at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 15th, at 11:30 a.m., at the Assembly of God Church, Savanna, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday at the Assembly of God Church prior to the service. Burial will be on Wednesday, April 16th, at 1:00 p.m. at the Beardstown Cemetery, Beardstown, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.

James F. Swan was born June 7, 1943, in Beardstown, Illinois, the son of William and Ila (Fritz) Swan. He attend school in Beardstown. Jim married Karen Sue Charlesworth on August 1, 1974, in Jacksonville, Illinois. He worked as a commercial fisherman on the Mississippi River. Jim attended the Assembly of God Church in Savanna. Jim enjoyed hunting, singing, and playing his guitar.

Jim will be dearly missed by his wife Karen Sue of Benton; his daughters, Judy (Tony) Lyles of Annawan, Illinois, Sue Swan of Beardstown, and Karen (Michael) Budworth of Sheboygan, Wisconsin; his sons, Jim Swan Jr. of Savanna, Franklin (Christine) Swan Sr. of Wauzeka, Wisconsin, Jamie (Tracy) Swan of Fairchild, Wisconsin, Perry (Corrina) Swan of Lancaster, Wisconsin, Glenn (Nichole) Swan of Lancaster, and Robert Swan of Lancaster; twenty grandchildren, seven great – grandchildren; his brothers, Perry, Henry, Harold, and Robert Swan; and his sisters Willa Fisher, Virginia Hood, and Nancy Maher.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter Ida Eileen Swan, and his brother Charles Swan.