MEMORIAL CEMETERY
ANDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS

Born:  29 June 1909 - Anderson County, Texas Died:  18 February 1982 - Memorial Hospital - Palestine, Anderson, Texas Father:  Riley Swanson Mother:  Lillian Lee Swanson Spouse:  Myrtle Allie Boyd - 15 February 1930 - Anderson County, Texas

Savala Swanson United States Social Security Death Index Age 73 Given Name Savala Surname Swanson Birth Date 29 Jun 1909 State Texas Last Place of Residence Anderson, Texas Previous Residence Postal Code 75801 Event Date Feb 1982

Brother Savala Swanson, Sr., was the son of the late Riley and Lillian Lee Swanson.  He was born in Anderson County on June 28, 1909. He attended school in Palestine, Texas under the principalship of the late A.M. Story. At an early age he confessed Christ and united with the Antioch Baptist Church during the pastorage of the late Reverend D.J. Crawford. He married Miss Myrtle Boyd on February 15, 1930.  To this union two children were born. He departed this life on Thursday, February 18, in the Anderson County Memorial Hospital. Mr. Swanson is survived by:  his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Boyd Swanson of Palestine, Texas; one son, Mr. Savala (Tom) Swanson, Jr., of Jacksonville, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. Gwendolyn Swanson Carter of Palestine, Texas; fifteen grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; and a host of relatives and friends.

The pictures and images used on the Memorial Cemetery pages were
furnished by the Anderson County Historical Commission and the pages
were compiled by Beverly Bailey Odom and Scott Fitzgerald.

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