Mary Christine Thrower Swain, 80
The daughter of James and Mary Emeline Thrower, she was the youngest of 12 children. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Edward Earl Swain in 2001. The couple, married in Tennessee after a two-week courtship, later lived in North Carolina, Oklahoma, Maryland, Virginia and Florida during Earl’s tour in the Navy, eventually returning to Aurora, N.C. She moved to High Point in 2002 to be near her daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and Phil Fowler. She was an avid animal lover.
Services were held Jan. 20 at Cotten Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Major Lane officiating. Memorial donations may be made to Highland Park Christian Church in New Bern or to an animal rescue charity.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 5, 2004