Swanger, Lefern McDowell (Dunlap)

  • Monday, August 26, 2019
Lefern McDowell Swanger, 83, of Dunlap, passed away Monday, August 26, 2019 at NHC Sequatchie. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Ethel Bailey McDowell; husband, Haskel Swanger; grandson, Casey Dean; two sisters, Barbara Swanger and Pat Moody; half-brother, Clarence McDowell; and half-sister, Loretta Blaylock

She is survived by her children, Kathy Dean, Tammy (Craig) Boston and Coy (Cathy) Swanger; grandchildren, Crystal Layne, Candace Layne, Caleb Dean, Cameron Swanger, Gavin Akins and Brandon Akins; and great-grandchildren, Logan McDaniel, Lydia Green and Eli Maynor.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 28 at noon in the chapel of Ewton Funeral Home, with Clint Huth officiating. Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 3-8 p.m. CDT. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Sequatchie Co. Cancer Support Network.
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