Blanche DeLena Layman

1905 - 1945  (39 years)

• Name	Blanche DeLena Layman
  Birth	21 Oct 1905	Avilton, Garrett County, Maryland
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Sep 1945
  Notes	Mrs. Blanche Delena Layman Swauger, wife of Leland Swauger, died at her home early Sunday morning, Sept. 2, after an illness of more than a year. She had been a patient in the Miners' Hospital, Frostburg for several weeks prior to her death. Mrs. Swauger, daughter of the late Richard and Mrs. Anna H. (Miller) Layman, Frostburg, was born Oct. 21, 1905, at Avilton. She is survived by her husband and the following named children: Robert Swauger, F. 2/c, Bainbridge, Md.; Walter Leland, Jr., James, Charles, Thomas and Marjorie Juanita; her mother, Mrs. Anna H. Layman; one sister, Mrs. William Miller and a brother, Lee Layman, Grantsville. She was married to Mr. Swauger, Aug. 20, 1926, and resided in New Germany until February last when they moved to Grantsville, Md. Mrs. Swauger was a member of the New Germany Methodist Church. Funeral services were held in the Grantsville Methodist Church, Tuesday afternoon, and were largely attended. Rev. R. G. Henson, assisted by Rev. Ira S. Monn of the Salisbury Reformed Church, officiated. Rev. Sylvestus Henson sang "The Unclouded Day", and "God Understands," accompanied by Mrs. S. Henson. The pallbearers were Sylvan, Dallas, and Blaine Durst, Oberlin Stevens, Herbert and William Layman. Interment in the Grantsville Cemetery. Relatives who attended the funeral were Mrs. Harriet Alice Swauger, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Alexander, La Vale; Mrs. Ada Brenneman, Cumberland; Mrs. Lottie Shaw, Greensburg, Pa., Stanley Swauger, Baltimore; Mr. and Mrs. Beryl Watkins, Akron, O., Mr. and Mrs. Geo. G. Durst, La Vale; Mrs. Anna Wilson and Anna May Layman, Frostburg. Meyersdale Republican, September 6, 1945
  Person ID	I53196	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Richard Thomas Layman,   b. Abt 1875, Garrett County, Maryland d. 20 Oct 1941, Grantsville, Garrett County, Maryland (Age ~ 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Odessa (Dessie) Miller,   b. Oct 1883   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F19229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leland R. Swauger,   b. 6 Aug 1901, New Germany, Garrett County, Maryland d. 5 Jan 1987, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Robert Swauger,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   2. Walter Leland Jr. Swauger,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   3. James Swauger,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   4. Thomas Swauger,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   5. Charles Swauger,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   6. Marjorie Swauger,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
  Family ID	F19908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021