Mrs. Florence S. Bolen

Mrs. Florence S. Bolen , 63, of Rt. 5, Lucasville, died at 11:30 a.m. Monday (April 1971) at her residence on Gander Hook Road, following an extended illness.

Born on Oct. 17, 1907 in Roanoke, Va., she was a daughter of Joseph and Francis (Shockley) Swain. Her husband, Elijah G. Bolen died on Apr. 18, 1950.

Surviving are her father, Joseph Swain of Rt. 5, Lucasville; two daughters, Mrs. Jacqueline Deskins of Waverly, and Mrs. Ernestine Smith of Rt. 5, Lucasville; four grandchildren. and two great-grandchildren; one brother, Cecil Swain of Indianapolis, Ind.; and two sisters, Mrs. Emily Varney of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Mildred Banfield of Warren, Michigan.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Botkin Funeral Home in Waverly, with burial following in the Howard Cemetery in Camp Creek neighborhood. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Waverly News Watchman

Wednesday. April 7, 1971, Pike County, Ohio.

Submitted by Gary Bolen

Pike County Chapter of O.G.S.

P. O. Box 224

Waverly, Ohio 45690

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