March 17, 2023
Lawrence W. Swires, 82, of Cottonwood, died March 17, 2023.
Born near Springfield, Il., he first arrived in the Verde Valley in 1944 and lived in and around Arizona, California and Oregon most of his life. He returned to the Verde Valley in 2018. He was active in the Baha’i Faith of the Verde Valley.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister.
He is survived by his daughter; a stepson; two stepdaughters; a nephew; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
