Obituary of William Bill Sharps Swecker

William Bill Sharps Swecker William “Bill” Sharps Swecker William “Bill” Sharps Swecker, age 88, of Buckhannon, WV died Saturday, September 19, 2015 at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon. He was born January 3, 1927 in Adrian, WV, a son of the late Walter Kyle and Dessie Sharps Swecker. On December 24, 1948 he married Iris Mae Wimer who survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Renee Starkey and husband Robert E. of Bridgeport, WV; three granddaughters, Heather Lynn Bartlett and husband Eric of Wilsonburg, WV, Holly Beth Lake and husband Andy of Mountville, PA and Jennifer Renee Reed and husband Steve of Bridgeport; two great-grandsons, Brycen Lake of Mountville and Cody Bartlett of Wilsonburg; three great-granddaughters, Macey Lake of Mountville, Allyson Bartlett of Wilsonburg and Kaylee Reed of Bridgeport; one brother, Robert Swecker of Akron, OH; one sister-in-law, Arlene Swecker of MN and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, James Swecker and a sister-in-law, Mary Swecker. Mr. Swecker served in the US Army as a Military Policeman during WWII. Bill was a member of the French Creek United Methodist Church, the Franklin Lodge #7 A.F. & A.M., Osiris Shriners of Wheeling, The Scottish Rite of Clarksburg, the Buckhannon Eastern Star Chapter #18, the Upshur County Shrine Club and a former member of the NCT Camping Club. Bill was one of the founders of the Triple T Camping Club. Friends will be received Wednesday, September 23, 2015 from 4-9 PM at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held 11 AM Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Nancy Killingsworth officiating. Burial will follow in the Buckhannon Memorial Park in Buckhannon. The Franklin Lodge #7 A.F. & A.M. will perform masonic rites and the Upshur County Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the graveside. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Shriner’s Children’s Hospital in Erie, PA. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation Wednesday, September 23, 2015 4-9 PM Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home Funeral Service Thursday, September 24, 2015 11 AM Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home Burial Buckhannon Memorial Park