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     Mark Twain Gwinn Sr. was buried at Greenlawn Mem., South Carolina. He was born on 5 February 1899. He married Carrie Henrietta Locke, daughter of Henry Jefferson Locke and Margaret Annie Simpson, on 24 September 1919. Mark Twain Gwinn Sr. died on 12 February 1972 at Spartanburg, South Carolina, at age 73.

     Mark Twain Gwinn Jr. and an unknown person were divorced. He was born on 22 December 1920. He married Faye Neal on 10 December 1972 at Spartanburg, South Carolina. Mark Twain Gwinn Jr. died on 21 July 1983 at Loma Linda, California, at age 62; ?7/24/83? He was buried on 27 July 1983 at Greenlawn Mem., South Carolina.

     Her married name was Switzer. Dorothy Elizabeth Gwinn was born on 3 June 1922. She married Patrick Thomas Switzer on 8 December 1944. Dorothy Elizabeth Gwinn died on 18 October 2016 at Spartanburg, SC, at age 94; Dorothy G. Switzer, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at Brookdale Skylyn. Born June 3, 1922, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Mark Twain Gwinn Sr. and Henrietta Locke Gwinn and widow of Patrick Thomas Switzer.

Mrs. Switzer was a member of Southside Baptist Church where she was a church hostess and member of the Shade Tree Musicians.

Survivors include her children, Diane S. Butts (Jacob) of Spartanburg, SC and Patrick Thomas Switzer II (Teresa) of Lyman, SC; grandchildren, Susan Elizabeth Butts Jackson (Brandon), Dr. David Edward Butts (Kristie), Jonathan Patrick Switzer, and Holly Nicole Switzer; great-granddaughter, Sadie Grace Butts; five nieces; and two nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a grandson, Joshua Thomas Switzer; sister, Jennie Gwinn Vermillion; and brothers, Mark T. Gwinn Jr. and Charles Gwinn.

Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 PM Friday, October 21, 2016, at Floyd’s Greenlawn Chapel, 2075 E. Main St., Spartanburg, SC 29307. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Floyd’s Greenlawn Chapel, by the Rev. Dr. Schuyler Peterson. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, 1300 Fernwood-Glendale Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29307.

Memorials may be made to Southside Baptist Church, 316 South Church Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306.

Special thanks to Southerncare Hospice for their care and compassion.

Floyd’s Greenlawn Chapel.

     Jennie Ruth Gwinn married Marvin Brown Vermillion on 16 November 1947 at Spartanburg, South Carolina.

     Charles Elliott Gwinn Sr. married Barbara Ann Wells on 7 February 1959.

     Faye Neal and an unknown person were divorced. She married Mark Twain Gwinn Jr., son of Mark Twain Gwinn Sr. and Carrie Henrietta Locke, on 10 December 1972 at Spartanburg, South Carolina.

     Patrick Thomas Switzer was buried at Greenlawn Mem. He was born on 18 June 1922. He married Dorothy Elizabeth Gwinn, daughter of Mark Twain Gwinn Sr. and Carrie Henrietta Locke, on 8 December 1944. Patrick Thomas Switzer died on 13 June 1993 at Spartanburg, SC, at age 70.

     Patricia Diane Switzer married Jacob David Butts on 26 December 1971 at Spartanburg, South Carolina.

     Patrick Thomas Switzer Jr. married Teresa Lee Birch on 8 April 1977 at Spartanburg, South Carolina.

     Jacob David Butts married Patricia Diane Switzer, daughter of Patrick Thomas Switzer and Dorothy Elizabeth Gwinn, on 26 December 1971 at Spartanburg, South Carolina.

     Teresa Lee Birch married Patrick Thomas Switzer Jr., son of Patrick Thomas Switzer and Dorothy Elizabeth Gwinn, on 8 April 1977 at Spartanburg, South Carolina.

     Marvin Brown Vermillion was born on 18 July 1927. He married Jennie Ruth Gwinn, daughter of Mark Twain Gwinn Sr. and Carrie Henrietta Locke, on 16 November 1947 at Spartanburg, South Carolina. Marvin Brown Vermillion died on 21 June 1995 at age 67.

     Marvin (Marty) Brown Vermillion III and an unknown person were divorced. He married Jill Chere Millard on 9 September 1978 at Spartanburg, South Carolina. Marvin (Marty) Brown Vermillion III married Janice Kathleen Graham on 10 March 1984 at Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

     Jill Chere Millard and an unknown person were divorced. She married Marvin (Marty) Brown Vermillion III, son of Marvin Brown Vermillion and Jennie Ruth Gwinn, on 9 September 1978 at Spartanburg, South Carolina.

     Janice Kathleen Graham married Marvin (Marty) Brown Vermillion III, son of Marvin Brown Vermillion and Jennie Ruth Gwinn, on 10 March 1984 at Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

     Barbara Ann Wells married Charles Elliott Gwinn Sr., son of Mark Twain Gwinn Sr. and Carrie Henrietta Locke, on 7 February 1959.

     Patricia Ann Gwinn married Steven Ward Smith on 10 April 1982 at East Point, Georgia.

     Steven Ward Smith married Patricia Ann Gwinn, daughter of Charles Elliott Gwinn Sr. and Barbara Ann Wells, on 10 April 1982 at East Point, Georgia.

     Her married name was Locke. Mary Lillian Hayes was born on 26 May 1907. She married Robert Cherry Locke, son of Henry Jefferson Locke and Margaret Annie Simpson, on 21 September 1925. Mary Lillian Hayes died on 19 December 1964 at age 57.

     Mary Crawford Locke married Willington Edmondston (Wing) Freeman on 5 November 1947.

     Willington Edmondston (Wing) Freeman married Mary Crawford Locke, daughter of Robert Cherry Locke and Mary Lillian Hayes, on 5 November 1947.