DAVID ALAN SWICKARD

DAVID ALAN SWICKARD of Rochester, IL, formerly of Charleston, IL died April 10, 2021 at the age of 88. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he worked alongside his grandparents, Sam and Lenna Harper, parents, John and Ruth Swickard, and brother, Stephen Swickard, in the family business, Harper-Swickard Funeral Home for more than five decades. Swickard served one term as Coles County coroner and played taps for deceased veterans' funerals until his retirement.