Obituary of Karen Lea Swinney

Funeral services for Karen Lea Swinney, 61, Tyler, will be at 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Arp Emmanuel Baptist Church with Reverend Doctor Ron Klingsick officiating. Burial will follow in Ebenezer Cemetery near Arp. Arrangements are under direction of Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton. Karen passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Hospice of East Texas, Tyler. She was born October 19, 1955 in Houston to Clyde Troy and Iris Dean Welmaker Moore. She lived in the East Texas area most all her life and attended Arp Public High School. She worked at Walmart for 15 years and loved meeting and greeting the people where she made many friends. She enjoyed everyones babies especially her grandchildren whom she called her Sunshine Angels. Her family was her life and she was loved by all and was a joy to all her family. She was a member of Arp Emmanuel Baptist Church. Karen was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Tullis Swinney. Survivors include three children, Troy Tullis Swinney, Tonya Lea Warren, and Tiffany Ann Swinney all of Tyler; her parents, Clyde Troy and Iris Dean Moore of Arp; brothers and sisters and their spouses, Nita Moore of Carrolton, Debbie and Craig Lancaster, and Rodney and Lisa Moore all of Arp; 5 grandchildren, Donte Wilmore, Kinslea Warren, Kilea Ross, Matthew Ross, and Maddison Miles; 2 great grandchildren, Lola Wilmore and Gisele Wilmore; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. Pallbearers will be Jason Haley, Tullis Swinney, Darryl Welmaker, Maverick Dene Moore, Michael Warren, Rodney Moore, and Zack Deramee. Honorary pallbearers will be Donte Wilmore, Jody Martin, Craig Lancaster and Dakota Moore. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Friday, February 24.