Wayne Samuel Schwalm, Sr.

Wayne Samuel Schwalm, Sr., 90, passed away October 23, 2009 at his home in Fort Worth. He was born November 27, 1918 in Valley View, Pennsylvania the son of Samuel E. and Jenny Snyder Schwalm. He married Aleese McLain on April 8, 1944 in Camden, South Carolina and she preceded him in death on February 3, 1997. He transferred from Bainbridge, Georgia to Mineral Wells in 1956 to work with Southern Airways Helicopter Pilot School, and he served as Director of Aircraft Maintenance, Assistant General Manager, and General Manager. He was a member of First Baptist Church, served on the Chamber of Commerce Board, served on the United Fund Board, was a past member of the Rotary Club, delivered Meals on Wheels, was a member of the KingBee Coffee Club at Shotguns, and was a member of Masonic Lodge #611. Services will be 10 AM Monday, October 26, 2009 in the Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Chapel with Rev. Doug Walker officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery. There will be no visitation Sunday. He is survived by his son: Wayne Samuel (Sam) Schwalm Jr. of Fort Worth, daughter: Sandra Lee (Sandy) Schwalm of Weatherford, granddaughters and husbands: Jennifer and Kelly Hoover of Overland Park, Kansas, Emily and Aaron May of Fort Worth, great-grandchildren: Sidney and Zoe Harwell, Kayla and Ashley Hoover, brothers and sisters-in-law: Fred and Bess Schwalm of Valley View, Pennsylvania, Bruce and Hilda Schwalm of Petersburg, Virginia, and numerous nieces and nephews.