The private graveside service for Leslie "Les" Swart,93, of Enid is Monday, April 27, 2020 at Ames Cemetery under the direction of Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home. Gordon Jantz will officiate. Visitation is from 8:00AM-8:00PM Saturday and Sunday at Henninger-Hinson.

Les was born July 28, 1926 in Ames to Chester and Hazel (Frazier) Swart and died Friday, April 24, 2020 in Greenbrier Skilled Nursing. He attended Ames schools and graduated with the class of 1944. On June 3, 1944, he married Opal Albright in Oklahoma City. The couple made their first home in Enid before returning to the family farm near Ames. They lived and farmed there for 47 years until returning to Enid after their retirement.

He was a member of Ames Church of Christ and in later years, North Garland Church of Christ. He was also a member of the Lions Club of Ames, and sat on numerous boards.

His hobbies included fishing, woodworking, and reading. He made various wooden items, such as birdhouses, that he enjoyed giving away. He and Opal loved to travel. They wintered in Arizona and visited 48 of the 50 states.

He is survived by daughter, Pam Denney and husband, Gene of Enid; son, Jerry Swart and wife, Barbara of Ames; son, Bruce Swart and wife, Linda of Ames; eight grandchildren: Triva Gentzler, Bryan Denney, Jenny Duncan, Ryan Swart, Jared Swart, Courtney Swart, Jeff Swart, and Ashley Bennett; nineteen great-grandchildren; sister, Marilyn Martens, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Opal; three brothers and two sisters.

Memorials may be made through Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home to Lariat Creek Christian Camp, where he was a founding member.