McMinnville resident and Warren County native Charles Ferman Swann, 75, was born May 7, 1942 and died Dec. 26 at his residence following a sudden illness. Retired from Oster, a United States Army veteran and a member of McMinnville First Free Will Baptist Church, he was the son of the late William “Bill” Swann and Marie Turner Swann Mayfield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two children, Tracie Annette Swann and Ricky Lee Swann; and two brothers, Russell Lawrence and Joe Wyatt Mayfield.