William Russell Swinburn, 90, of Orange, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, from complications following a stroke.
He was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania to Robert William Swinburn and Loretta Prynn Swinburn on March 23, 1924, and grew up in Frackville, Pennsylvania. He had lived in Orange since 1957.
Mr. Swinburn was a veteran of the Army Air Corps in World War II. He was a Boy Scout leader in Orange, and worked at Cities Service Oil Company in Lake Charles, Louisiana for 24 years as a machinist and Maintenance Supervisor. He was a longtime member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Survivors include his wife, Maria Theresa Tingco Swinburn; two sons, David Swinburn and wife Gina of Vinton, La. and Jay Swinburn of Orange; one daughter, Loretta Dawson of Las Vegas, NV.; six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Marjorie, his brother Ted and sister Lottie, and one son, Robert.
He will be cremated, at the direction of Claybar Funeral Home, and a remembrance gathering for friends and relatives will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2014, from 3pm to 6pm, at his residence at 5116 Westmore Avenue, in Orange.
The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff of The Meadows in Orange for their care and consideration during his stay there.