Obituaries

Lorene Swafford

PIKEVILLE Lorene H. Swafford, 101, died Saturday June 22, 2013. She was a member of the Pikeville United Methodist Church. Lorene was a retired school teacher, a member of the Bledsoe County Retired Teachers Association, and was a charter member of the Home Demonstration Club.She was preceded in death by husband, L.L. Swafford; daughter-in-law, Flo Swafford.Survivors include two sons, Leon Swafford and John (Betsy) Swafford, both of Pikeville; five grandsons; six great-grandchildren; sister, Gertrude H. Bishop, Elizabethton; several nieces and nephews.Service will be today at 4 p.m. CDT in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Doyle Ashburn and the Rev. Greg Smart officiating.Burial will be in Iron Hill Cemetery.Online condolences can be made at www.reedfamilyfh.comArrangements by Putnam-Reed Funeral Home, Highway 127 South, Pikeville, TN.Visitation is 2-4 p.m. todayMemorial contributions can be made to the Pikeville United Methodist Church.

Published June 24, 2013

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