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Millie Judd Swafford
Dec 24, 2012
Dec. 24, 2012
Millie Judd Swafford, 79, of Falling Water, passed away early on Christmas Eve, Monday, Dec. 24, 2012.
Born in Big Springs, Tenn., she moved to Chattanooga in 1955. She was co-pastor of Falling Water House of Prayer with her husband until his death in 2009. She worked at Cutter Lab until she moved to Falling Water in 1964. Millie wrote more than 3,000 songs, produced eight albums and wrote her autobiography and a daily devotional. She wrote many poems that were published in the Chattanooga Times. Many people in the community benefited from the food bank, clothes closet and coats for the cold projects she operated. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Jewell Swafford.
Survivors include her children and their spouses, Ronald Swafford, John Swafford, Joe and Janis Swafford, Nancy and Marc Simpson, David and Martha Swafford, and Mary and Jon Stone; one sister, Wilma Copeland; one brother, Stanley Judd; grandchildren and their spouses, Ron Swafford, Robin and Todd Jensen, Renee and Benny Slaven, Scottie and April Swafford, Jaime and Kevin Whitfield, Joseph and Summer Swafford, Joel and Norina Swafford, Rachel Simpson, Ben and Cassy Simpson, Zach Simpson, Emily Swafford, Amelia Swafford, Jake Swafford, Aleksandra Stone and Dmitri Stone; 12 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were 12:30 p.m. Friday in the Williamson & Sons Funeral Home chapel. Burial followed at National Cemetery with Scottie Swafford, Joseph Swafford, Cody Slaven, Zach Simpson, Ben Simpson and Kevin Whitfield serving as pallbearers.
The family received friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross.
Condolences and memories may be shared at www.williamsonandsons.com
Williamson & Sons Funeral Home of Soddy-Daisy was in charge of arrangements.
