Obituary of Robert Swinney

Services for Robert Lee Swinney, Sr., 72, Arp, are scheduled for 10:30 am, Wednesday, January 7, at the Bascom Assembly of God, Tyler, with the Reverends Russell Swinney, Sr. and Bruce Lewis officiating. Burial will be in the Elkins Cemetery, near Arp, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mr. Swinney died Sunday, January 4, 2009, in a Tyler hospital. He was born April 12, 1936 in Arp to the late Frank L. and Jodie Clark Swinney. He married Jessie Marie Burks on February 14, 1958 in Whitehouse. He retired in 1996 after 24 years of employment with the Trane Company, Tyler. He attended Bascom Assembly of God, Tyler. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Jessie Marie Swinney, Arp; two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert Lee Swinney, Jr. and Joy Swinney, Arlington, Russell Dean and Misty Swinney, Rowlett; a daughter and son-in-law, Robbie Marie and Mitchell Harris, Arp; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Bob and Betty Lou Swinney and Roger and Betty Swinney, both of Arp; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Sylvia and Houston Grimes and Sherry Swinney, both of Arp; 11 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Wayne and Linda Burks, Troup, Ray and Janet Burks, Midland and Billy Burks, Louisiana; and numerous nephews and nieces. Pallbearers will be Robert Swinney, Jr., Mitchell Harris, Bryan Harris, Adam Swinney, Russ Swinney, Jr., and Wayne Burks. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Tuesday, January 6.