- JUANITA ORA CATE SWAGGERTY, 100, Kodak, died Saturday, December 31, 2011 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. She married Lonas
Swaggerty and together they established Swaggerty Sausage Company in
1930. She joined Henry's Crossroads United Methodist Church in 1942,
which is now Kodak United Methodist Church. She was very active in
the church, holding a lot of positions and, of course, she did the
best in all of them. One of the longest office she held was President
of the W.S.C.S from 1977 until 1987. Church was always first
regardless of what else needed to be done. She worked with the
confidence that things would be done and done correctly. Her
efficiency on everything she was committed to do was always the best.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Lonas A. Swaggerty, and her
parents, Troy and Minnie Cate, brother, Edith Cate, and sisters, Leo
Robertson and Leona Kyte. Survivors: son, Kyle Swaggerty and wife
Nancy; daughter, Trena Woods McCammon and husband Samuel;
grandchildren, Kent Woods, Doug Swaggerty and wife Helen, Cindy
Swaggerty Gammon and husband Jimmy and Chad Swaggerty;
grt'gr'andchildren, Kelsey Gammon, Nicholas, Brooke, and Bentli
Swaggerty, Heather, Haley, and Makenna Woods; several nieces and
nephews; special caregivers, Annette Lane, Carolyn Prozzo, Wanda
Lawhorn, and Jean Overstreet.
The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the staff of Holston
Health and Rehab and to the nurses and doctors on 4th Floor South at
the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Kodak
United Methodist Church Building Fund, 2923 Bryan Road, Kodak, Tennessee 37764.
Serving as honorary pallbearers will be past and present associates
of Swaggerty Sausage Company.
The family will receive friends 4-7 PM Monday, January 2, 2012 at
Kodak United Methodist Church with funeral service to follow at 7 PM
with Rev. Rowland Buck, Rev. Edgar Farmer, and Rev. Brock Webster.
Family and friends will meet 11 AM Tuesday at Henry's Crossroads
Cemetery for graveside service and interment. Arrangements by Atchley
Funeral Home, Sevierville. www.atchleyfuneralhome.com.
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1911 - 2011 (100 years)
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