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Katie Swaine Obituary

Katie Viola Bolden Swaine, 81, of Hardy, Va., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 7, 2010. She was born in Charleston, W.Va., to the late Ermie Lee Bolden and Katie Bolden Davis. Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Giles E. Swaine; sons, James E. Bolden (Pamela), Giles E. Swaine Jr. (daughter, Jocelyn), Calvin A. Swaine (Peggy), Levi Q. Swaine (Brenda), and Jasper D. Swaine (Jenifer); daughters, Cheryl M. Bonds (daughter, Valarie), and Audrey F. Swaine (sons, Justin and Zachary); brothers and sisters, Jessie Bolden, Harvey Davis, Hervey Davis, Alberta Barnes, Esther Jones (George), Mary Brower (Norman), Christine Bodlen, and Mary Bolden; brother and sisters-in-law, James P. Swaine (Linda), Gladiola Phelps (Charles), and Vashti Hunter; 18 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. A funeral service will be held 3 p.m. on Monday, April 12, 2010, at Bellevue Missionary Baptist Church, Hardy, Va. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service. The interment will follow in The Swaine Family Cemetery. Friends may call at Serenity on Sunday, April 11, 2010, from 2 to 8 p.m. for viewing. Arrangements by Serenity Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 540-345-9100. www.serenityfuneralhome.net

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Published by Roanoke Times from Apr. 8 to Apr. 11, 2010.

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Wendell Harris

April 12, 2010

To the Swaine family,I would like to express my deepest sympathy to all of the family. I will keep you in my prayers and the memories will always be forever,

Wendell Harris

Dorothy Jordan-Highsmith

April 12, 2010

I would like to extend my sympathy to the Swain Family in the loss of their mother. She was a beautiful person. God has chosen her to come home and be
with him. May God comfort the family in the loss of their mother.

Steve @ Goldsmith Jewelers

April 12, 2010

Calvin & Peggy
I'm saddened to hear of your loss. But sound in the knowledge that she's in a better place...

Lisa Willie

April 12, 2010

Jasper and Family,
Thinking of you in your time of loss. We will continue to keep you in our thoughts and Prayers.
Lisa & Kim (MDCU)

Darnella Bond

April 12, 2010

To the family: Sorry for your loss. God loved her more than Earth can explain. There is no sorrow when you love the Lord as she did. From the Bond and Curtis Family

Serenity Funeral Home

April 11, 2010

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.

Glen and Doris Morgan

April 9, 2010

Our prayers are with you, may God's love and mercy surround the whole family.

Cynthia Holland

April 8, 2010

To The Swaine Family:

My thoughts and prayers are with during this time. May the Peace of God comfort you.

Katie Johnson

April 8, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with my Swaine cousins during this time. I will miss my Aunt Katie, but I thank God for her life, she was truly a blessing to our Family.
Love,
Katie "Carol" Johnson and family

April 8, 2010

To the Swaine family: You all are in our thoughts and prayers,during this time of sorrow. We share in the lost of a special person Mrs. Katie Swaine. She always threated me like one of her own children, when ever I was visting her home as a teenager, and as an adult.She was loved by everyone.I will miss her and her sweet sweet smile.We are just a phone call away. Billie & Janet Stockton of Rocky Mount, Va.

April 8, 2010

Dear Audrey,

Please accept our most heartfelt sympathy during this transistion of your mother. We pray that the love of God helps you heal with the passage of time. I was just thinking about sitting beside her on Monday night of "Passion Week" at Castleview.

Pleas know that you are in our prayers.

Coles Creek Missionary Baptist Church
Rev. Woodrow Walker Jr., Pastor
Rocky Mount, Virginia 24151

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