The Telephone Register, Thursday, December 12, 1940
GEORGE SWIFT PASSES FRIDAY
‘Man with Home-Made Larynx’ Succumbs
George Swift, 76, well-known McMinnville resident who won considerable fame by his use of a home-made larynx, died in a local hospital Friday following a three-day illness.
Mr. Swift gained wide publicity several years ago when he devised his own artificial speaking device following an operation in which his own vocal chamber had been removed. By use of a large rubber bulb and rubber tubes, he was able to force air across his lips, and was able to carry on a normal conversation through that means.
Was Apple Grower
He was born in Missouri on Independence Day, July 4, 1862, during the first years of the Civil war. He came to Yamhill County in 1912, and for a number of years was a salesman for the International Harvester and Moline plow lines of farm machinery. For many years past he had been interested in apple growing in the McMinnville vicinity.
In 1894 he married Ruth L. Swarthout, who survives him. He is also survived by two sons, Ed Swift, McMinnville, and William Swift, Castle Rock, Wn.; three daughters, Mrs. Adeline Brookhardt of Portland, Mrs. Marion Latta and Miss Roda Frances Swift of Seattle; a brother, Charles of Galesburg, Ill.; and three sisters, Mrs. Emily Ong and Mrs. Jane Hayden, both of Chicago and Mrs. Mary F. Price, Los Angeles, Cal.
Services were held Monday with Rev. L.O. Griffith officiating, at Macy’s chapel, followed by interment in Evergreen cemetery. Pallbearers included Arthur Clevenger, Raymond Clevenger, L.A. Courtemanche Sr., M.H. McGuire, Percy Chegwyn and C.K. Knickerbocker.
GEORGE SWIFT PASSES FRIDAY
‘Man with Home-Made Larynx’ Succumbs
George Swift, 76, well-known McMinnville resident who won considerable fame by his use of a home-made larynx, died in a local hospital Friday following a three-day illness.
Mr. Swift gained wide publicity several years ago when he devised his own artificial speaking device following an operation in which his own vocal chamber had been removed. By use of a large rubber bulb and rubber tubes, he was able to force air across his lips, and was able to carry on a normal conversation through that means.
Was Apple Grower
He was born in Missouri on Independence Day, July 4, 1862, during the first years of the Civil war. He came to Yamhill County in 1912, and for a number of years was a salesman for the International Harvester and Moline plow lines of farm machinery. For many years past he had been interested in apple growing in the McMinnville vicinity.
In 1894 he married Ruth L. Swarthout, who survives him. He is also survived by two sons, Ed Swift, McMinnville, and William Swift, Castle Rock, Wn.; three daughters, Mrs. Adeline Brookhardt of Portland, Mrs. Marion Latta and Miss Roda Frances Swift of Seattle; a brother, Charles of Galesburg, Ill.; and three sisters, Mrs. Emily Ong and Mrs. Jane Hayden, both of Chicago and Mrs. Mary F. Price, Los Angeles, Cal.
Services were held Monday with Rev. L.O. Griffith officiating, at Macy’s chapel, followed by interment in Evergreen cemetery. Pallbearers included Arthur Clevenger, Raymond Clevenger, L.A. Courtemanche Sr., M.H. McGuire, Percy Chegwyn and C.K. Knickerbocker.
The Telephone Register, Thursday, December 12, 1940
GEORGE SWIFT PASSES FRIDAY
‘Man with Home-Made Larynx’ Succumbs
George Swift, 76, well-known McMinnville resident who won considerable fame by his use of a home-made larynx, died in a local hospital Friday following a three-day illness.
Mr. Swift gained wide publicity several years ago when he devised his own artificial speaking device following an operation in which his own vocal chamber had been removed. By use of a large rubber bulb and rubber tubes, he was able to force air across his lips, and was able to carry on a normal conversation through that means.
Was Apple Grower
He was born in Missouri on Independence Day, July 4, 1862, during the first years of the Civil war. He came to Yamhill County in 1912, and for a number of years was a salesman for the International Harvester and Moline plow lines of farm machinery. For many years past he had been interested in apple growing in the McMinnville vicinity.
In 1894 he married Ruth L. Swarthout, who survives him. He is also survived by two sons, Ed Swift, McMinnville, and William Swift, Castle Rock, Wn.; three daughters, Mrs. Adeline Brookhardt of Portland, Mrs. Marion Latta and Miss Roda Frances Swift of Seattle; a brother, Charles of Galesburg, Ill.; and three sisters, Mrs. Emily Ong and Mrs. Jane Hayden, both of Chicago and Mrs. Mary F. Price, Los Angeles, Cal.
Services were held Monday with Rev. L.O. Griffith officiating, at Macy’s chapel, followed by interment in Evergreen cemetery. Pallbearers included Arthur Clevenger, Raymond Clevenger, L.A. Courtemanche Sr., M.H. McGuire, Percy Chegwyn and C.K. Knickerbocker.
GEORGE SWIFT PASSES FRIDAY
‘Man with Home-Made Larynx’ Succumbs
George Swift, 76, well-known McMinnville resident who won considerable fame by his use of a home-made larynx, died in a local hospital Friday following a three-day illness.
Mr. Swift gained wide publicity several years ago when he devised his own artificial speaking device following an operation in which his own vocal chamber had been removed. By use of a large rubber bulb and rubber tubes, he was able to force air across his lips, and was able to carry on a normal conversation through that means.
Was Apple Grower
He was born in Missouri on Independence Day, July 4, 1862, during the first years of the Civil war. He came to Yamhill County in 1912, and for a number of years was a salesman for the International Harvester and Moline plow lines of farm machinery. For many years past he had been interested in apple growing in the McMinnville vicinity.
In 1894 he married Ruth L. Swarthout, who survives him. He is also survived by two sons, Ed Swift, McMinnville, and William Swift, Castle Rock, Wn.; three daughters, Mrs. Adeline Brookhardt of Portland, Mrs. Marion Latta and Miss Roda Frances Swift of Seattle; a brother, Charles of Galesburg, Ill.; and three sisters, Mrs. Emily Ong and Mrs. Jane Hayden, both of Chicago and Mrs. Mary F. Price, Los Angeles, Cal.
Services were held Monday with Rev. L.O. Griffith officiating, at Macy’s chapel, followed by interment in Evergreen cemetery. Pallbearers included Arthur Clevenger, Raymond Clevenger, L.A. Courtemanche Sr., M.H. McGuire, Percy Chegwyn and C.K. Knickerbocker.
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