Charles Kentwood McSwain ^{1 3}

   Another name for Charles was Skip McSwain.¹

   FamilySearch ID: G646-TZ6.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: Gastonia Gazette: Debbie Beeker - Charles McSwain Engagement, 14 Apr 1972, Gastonia, Gaston, NC. ¹ Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller Beeker of Norwood announce the engagement of their daughter, Debbie Sue, and Charles Kentwood McSwain. Debbie is a graduate of South Stanley High School, where she was a member of the National Honor Society. A student at a technical school in Albemarle, she formerly attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Debbie is a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Heilig and Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Beeker, all of Gastonia. Ship, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Evans MeSwain of Norwood, is a graduate of South Stanley High School and a student at Central Piedmont Community College. He is manager of C. E. McSwain and Sons Seed Processing Company. The couple will be married May 5.

2. Obituary: Charlotte Observer: obituary of Charles K. "Skip" McSwain on 21 Dec 1997 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC. ⁴ NORWOOD \emdash Mr. Charles K. "Skip" McSwain, 45, died Dec. 20, 1997. Funeral is 2 PM Monday at Silver Springs Baptist Church. Visitation 7-9 P.M. today at Edwards Funeral Home. He was son of the late Charles Evans and Geraldine Poplin McSwain. Mr. McSwain was retired from C.E. McSwain & Sons. He is survived by special friend Sheila Martin of the home; sons Charles Matthew McSwain and Brandon Scott McSwain, both of New London; brothers, Jill McSwain and Barry McSwain, both of Norwood, and sister Linda Schiebler of Green Bay, Wis.

Charles married Deborah Sue Beeker, daughter of Harry Miller Beeker and Sue Ray Heilig, on 5 May 1972 in , , NC.^{1 2} The marriage ended in divorce on 16 Feb 1983. (Deborah Sue Beeker was born on 10 Sep 1953 in Gastonia, Gaston, NC ^{5 6}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. They were divorced on 16 Feb 1983 in Stanly, North Carolina. ⁷