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Memorial services for Ben Swan, Springfield iconic leader, to be held Saturday

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SPRINGFIELD — Funeral services for Benjamin Swan Sr., a longtime state representative and civil rights activist, will be held Saturday at the Macedonia Church of God in Christ on Tinkham Road.Swan, 92, a well-respected leader who also served as president of the Greater Springfield NAACP, died on Memorial Day. He was a Korean War veteran and a school was named in his honor several years ago.

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Memorial services for Ben Swan, Springfield iconic leader, to be held Saturday

SPRINGFIELD — Funeral services for Benjamin Swan Sr., a longtime state representative and civil rights activist, will be held Saturday at the Macedonia Church of God in Christ on Tinkham Road.Swan, 92, a well-respected leader who also served as president of the Greater Springfield NAACP, died on Memorial Day. He was a Korean War veteran and a school was named in his honor several years ago.

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Mass Live broke the news in Springfield, United States on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
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