- Date Of Birth: March 25, 1931
- Date Of Death: August 9, 2016
- State: Indiana
Robert E. “Bud” Swickard Sr., 85, of New Whiteland, passed away on Tuesday Aug. 9, 2016 in Franklin. Bud was born March 25, 1931 in Terre Haute to Carl Sr. and Alice (Benjamin) Swickard.
He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
He married Darla Gordon Bengtson on March 9, 1991 in Indianapolis. They were married for 25 years.
Bud was employed with the Indianapolis Star newspaper for 47 years as a printer; retiring in 1994. He was a member of Suburban Baptist Church in Indianapolis. He enjoyed fishing and woodworking. Bud helped in many building projects at Indiana Baptist College and at his church.
Survivors include his wife, Darla Swickard of New Whiteland; four children, Robert (Michelle) Swickard Jr., Michael Swickard, Kenneth Swickard and Matthew Swickard; three stepchildren, Rachael Barmes, Nina Wood and Aaron Bengtson; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and three brothers, Ted Swickard, Jack Swickard and Carl Swickard Jr.
