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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Wapella.com Mourns the Passing of Larry Swanzy


Larry Lee Swanzy, 66, of Heyworth died at 5:02 p.m. Friday (Feb. 12, 2010) at his residence.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Heyworth.
The Rev. Kurt Flora will officiate. Burial will be at the Randolph Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the family.

He was born Nov. 3, 1943, at John Warner Hospital in Clinton, a son of Harold and Ruby Swanzy. He married Paula Mae Dawson on May 10, 1977. She survives.

He is survived by three children, Stacy (Brent) Shoemaker, Brian (Krista) Swanzy and Kerry (Chad) Spencer, all of Heyworth. He also is survived by six grandchildren, Jessica (David) Givens, Erica Sieg, Seth Shoemaker, Jacob Shoemaker, Blaine Spencer and Morgan Spencer, all of Heyworth.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Harold (Sonny) Swanzy.
He enjoyed all of his coffee buddies who met him at the coffee shop every day. He was an avid Dale Earnhardt fan, and for everyone who knew him, an avid storyteller.

Larry Swanzy was a 1960 graduate of Wapella High School. He was loved very much and will be missed greatly by his family and friends.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

RIP Larry

Stacy Shoemaker said...

I miss you DAD!! I love you.

Hugs & Kisses in Heaven.

Stacy

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