Verna M. Swain

Verna M. Swain Union City Verna M. Swain, 88, of Union City died on Saturday, January 23, 2010. She was born on June 11, 1921 in Colon to Jacob L. and Gladys M. Green Eberhard. On June 11, 1939, she married J. Darwin Swain on the family farm in Colon. Her parents, husband, and brother, Phillip Eberhard, preceded her in death. Mrs. Swain was a member of First Congregational United Church of Christ in Union City, were she was active in the choir and Sunday school. She was also a member of Eastern Star, Union City Green Thumb Garden Club, and AARP. Mrs. Swain had served as a Girl Scout Leader, Tutored at Union City Elementary School and will be remembered by the community for her many years of volunteer work. She was a payroll clerk at L.A. Darling in Bronson and retired from Clark Equipment in Battle Creek. Surviving are her daughter, Carol Walter of Union City; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 11 a.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Union City, with Rev. Karen Nachtigall officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Putnam Funeral Home, 501 North Broadway, Union City and on Wednesday one hour prior to services at the church. Memorials may be made to Union City Schools Athletic Department c/o J. Darwin Swain Memorial or First Congregational United Church of Christ. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.putnamfuneralhome.com