Columbia River Sun-Thursday, March 22, 1917 Cathlamet, Wahkiakum County, Washington Memoriam This will convey the sad news to his many friends and acquaintance of the death of Bert C. Swaggert at one of the Oakland Hospitals on the morning of March 7th at 5 a.m. Bert as he was familiarly known among his fellowmen at the camps along the Columbia and Cowlitz rivers, was born in Pennsylvania May 21, 1871. He was raised upon a farm until he became a young man, when he came West and settled at Castle Rock, Wash., after then he worked for the Pelton Armstrong camp for over seven years and in other logging camps at various places as timber faller for about 12 years. It was while occupied as woodsman he met his wife and they were married in Portland, Ore., November 1903, and he went to California the following year as traveling salesman for the Atkins Saw & Hardware Co., and filed that position for said company up to three years ago, when he accepted the same position with the Simoud’s Saw Company which he filled with satisfaction to all concerned. Being of a very ambitious disposition, he was always forging ahead and his honesty and good character made him a shining mark among his employers. He had a genial, happy, jesting personality, whom all knew and liked as he was independent and out spoken, and his presence was always felt in any community where ever he resided. He has made his home in Oakland, California, where he built a nice comfortable home for his family about eight years ago. He leaves besides a loving wife a daughter 12 years old, a mother and three brothers to mourn his loss besides a host of friends as he was always of a cheery disposition and made friends where ever he went. His untimely calling came through a complication of the kidneys and the very best physicians and specialists that could be secured could not stay off the hand of the grim reaper. The heartfelt sympathy of the entire community is extended to the dear wife and daughter and relatives for a loving husband, father and son has departed them for the great beyond where no travelers return. –A Friend. (As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2008 from original newspaper collection.)