Mr. William Leon Sweatman, age 71, of Trion, GA died Thursday, November 20, 2008 at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, AL.

Mr. Sweatman was born July 3, 1937 in Trion, GA, the son of the late Grady Hoyt and Mary Townsend Sweatman. He was retired from Roper Corporation.

Mr. Sweatman is survived by two sons, Heath Wesley Sweatman, Chaumont, NY and Gareth Claye Sweatman, El Paso, TX; grandchild, Morgan Paige Sweatman; Chaumont, NY, and a cousin, Clarence Sweatman.

At Mr. Sweatmans request his body will be cremated and there will be no services.