Mar 20, 1929 - Mar 9, 2017
Posted by Martha Reddout
Henryetta (Harrison) Swartwood
Mar 20, 1929 - Mar 9, 2017
Posted by Martha Reddout
Henryetta Swartwood was born March 20, 1929 in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma to Minnie Louisa and Henry Harrison. She passed away March 9, 2017 at Elk City, Oklahoma at the age of 87 years 11 months and 19 days.
Henryetta grew up in Roger Mills county attending school in Midway and
graduated from Reydon high school in 1947. After graduation she worked at the
drug store in Cheyenne and the courthouse in Sayre. She was married to Everett
Clyde Swartwood at Cheyenne, Oklahoma on April 4, 1951. After their marriage
they lived in Lawton, OK for a short period of time before moving to Wichita
Falls and Sayre before moving to Cheyenne in 1956. After moving to Cheyenne
Henryetta continued to raise their children and support her husband as he ran
his custom harvest operation. In 1959 both Henryetta and Everett began night
classes at Sayre Junior College until they moved to Weatherford in 1961. After
receiving her degree, she and Everett began their teaching career in Denver,
Colorado until 1966 when they returned to teach at Crawford. She later received
her Master's Degree from Southwestern and spent the remainder of her career at
Crawford School, retiring in 1990. After retirement she enjoyed being on the
farm where she was raised, traveling and spending time with her grandchildren
and family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 4 brothers and 3 sisters.
She is survived by her 6 children, Dan Swartwood and wife, Kathy, Tulsa, OK, Gayle Green and husband, Tom, Cheyenne, OK, Jerry Swartwood and wife, Tenna, Cheyenne, OK, Bob Swartwood and wife, Gina, Elk City, OK, Bill Swartwood and wife, Toni, Elk City, OK and Brian Swartwood and wife, D'Awn, Amarillo, TX; 16 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
The family suggest memorial donations be made to the Cheyenne Cemetery Fund or the SWOSU Education Foundation.
A video keepsake is available through http://www.whineryfs.com
Visitation
Saturday, March 11, 2017
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Rose Chapel Funeral Service (Cheyenne)
101 N. 6th Street
Cheyenne, Oklahoma 73628
Visitation
Sunday, March 12, 2017
1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Rose Chapel Funeral Service (Cheyenne)
101 N. 6th Street
Cheyenne, Oklahoma 73628
Funeral Service
Monday, March 13, 2017
2:00 PM
Cheyenne United Methodist Church
404 Moad
Cheyenne, OK 73628
Burial will follow at the Cheyenne Cemetery.