Jim Swanger^[1]

1951 - 2007  (55 years)

• Name	Jim Swanger
  Born	3 Nov 1951
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Oct 2007  [2]
  Buried	6 Oct 2007	Clark Cemetery, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I91937	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Tillman Chad Swanger,   b. 10 May 1927, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jan 1981, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Hattie Ardell Reese,   b. 12 Jun 1931, North Carolina ,   d. 24 Jan 2003, St. Joseph's Hospital, Asheville, North Carolina  (Age 71 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1947	Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Family ID	F33590	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Nellie Faye Jones
  Children	+ 1. Chad Swanger   2. Rebecca Swanger
  Family ID	F33589	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Wilma
  Family ID	F137825	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 251. [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 3 Oct 2007. Jimmy Swanger, age 55, of Del Rio, went to be with his Lord, Wednesday October 3, 2007 after a short illness. He served in the United States Army in the Korean Era. He was preceded in death by his mother, Hattie Swanger Green and his father Tillman Swanger; two infant sisters, Pauline and Joann Swanger; sister, Shirley Adams; and one brother, David Swanger. He is survied by his son, Chad (LeeAnn) Swanger; daughter, Rebecca (Chris) Hauser; his companion Nellie Faye Swanger; stepfather, Jay Green of North Carolina. He is also survived by his brother, Glen (Kathy) Swanger; sisters, Alice (Howard) Haney, Margaret Ellison, Betty (James) Smelcer and Sharon Turner. He had three beautiful granddaughters, Bethany Swanger, Kayla Steelman and Hayden Hauser; special friend, Zola Steelman; also a host of nieces, nephews, and other family and friends. The family will receive friends at Fugate Freewill Baptist Church 6-8 pm Friday, October 5, 2007, with funeral services following at 8:00 pm, with Rev. Bill Murr and Ernest Sawyer officiating. The burial will be held 11:00 am, Saturday, October 6, 2007 in Clark Cemetery, Del Rio, TN., with L/Cpl Charles C. Roberts DAV Chapter 102 conducting military rites. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Tillman Swanger Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 30 Sep 1947 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: 20 Birth Year (Estimated): 1927 Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Hattie Reese Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1928 Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 151 GS Film number: 1928652 Digital Folder Number: 004485967 Image Number: 00116