Juanita Pearl Swanda was born north of Carnegie to Lloyd Beall and Alta (Cook) Beall on September 15, 1945 and went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, October 31, 2020.
Juanita grew up on a farm and attended Alfalfa School, graduating in 1963. She attended Southwestern State College, where she met the love of her life, Denny Swanda. They were married on December 26, 1964, and together they finished college and graduated in 1967. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education.
Denny was soon drafted and they spent the next two years in the service of our country. They lived in Germany most of those years and their first child, William was born there in 1968.
They later moved to Carnegie where their daughter Marna was born and they raised their family there.
Juanita retired from teaching school after 22 years of second graders. They started traveling, they went in their motor home, went on cruises, and visited all 50 states. She loved taking pictures of the places they went.
Juanita enjoyed sewing and did many projects throughout the years. They enjoyed square dancing and going to South Texas for the winter.
She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene.
Juanita is survived by her husband of the home and two children, Bill Swanda and his wife Rhonda and Marna Franklin and her husband Brian; grandchildren Sean Swanda and his wife Jena, Kennedy Dow and husband Tristan, and Jack Dennis Franklin; brother, Cliff Beall and his wife, Leila of Broken Arrow, and a sister, Esther Page of Weatherford; numerous nieces and nephews.
She is proceeded in death by her parents, a brother, Elmo Beall, two sisters, June Miller, and infant sister, Sandra Sue Beall.
Burial will be in the Carnegie Cemetery.
Juanita grew up on a farm and attended Alfalfa School, graduating in 1963. She attended Southwestern State College, where she met the love of her life, Denny Swanda. They were married on December 26, 1964, and together they finished college and graduated in 1967. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education.
Denny was soon drafted and they spent the next two years in the service of our country. They lived in Germany most of those years and their first child, William was born there in 1968.
They later moved to Carnegie where their daughter Marna was born and they raised their family there.
Juanita retired from teaching school after 22 years of second graders. They started traveling, they went in their motor home, went on cruises, and visited all 50 states. She loved taking pictures of the places they went.
Juanita enjoyed sewing and did many projects throughout the years. They enjoyed square dancing and going to South Texas for the winter.
She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene.
Juanita is survived by her husband of the home and two children, Bill Swanda and his wife Rhonda and Marna Franklin and her husband Brian; grandchildren Sean Swanda and his wife Jena, Kennedy Dow and husband Tristan, and Jack Dennis Franklin; brother, Cliff Beall and his wife, Leila of Broken Arrow, and a sister, Esther Page of Weatherford; numerous nieces and nephews.
She is proceeded in death by her parents, a brother, Elmo Beall, two sisters, June Miller, and infant sister, Sandra Sue Beall.
Burial will be in the Carnegie Cemetery.
Juanita Pearl Swanda was born north of Carnegie to Lloyd Beall and Alta (Cook) Beall on September 15, 1945 and went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, October 31, 2020.
Juanita grew up on a farm and attended Alfalfa School, graduating in 1963. She attended Southwestern State College, where she met the love of her life, Denny Swanda. They were married on December 26, 1964, and together they finished college and graduated in 1967. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education.
Denny was soon drafted and they spent the next two years in the service of our country. They lived in Germany most of those years and their first child, William was born there in 1968.
They later moved to Carnegie where their daughter Marna was born and they raised their family there.
Juanita retired from teaching school after 22 years of second graders. They started traveling, they went in their motor home, went on cruises, and visited all 50 states. She loved taking pictures of the places they went.
Juanita enjoyed sewing and did many projects throughout the years. They enjoyed square dancing and going to South Texas for the winter.
She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene.
Juanita is survived by her husband of the home and two children, Bill Swanda and his wife Rhonda and Marna Franklin and her husband Brian; grandchildren Sean Swanda and his wife Jena, Kennedy Dow and husband Tristan, and Jack Dennis Franklin; brother, Cliff Beall and his wife, Leila of Broken Arrow, and a sister, Esther Page of Weatherford; numerous nieces and nephews.
She is proceeded in death by her parents, a brother, Elmo Beall, two sisters, June Miller, and infant sister, Sandra Sue Beall.
Burial will be in the Carnegie Cemetery.
Juanita grew up on a farm and attended Alfalfa School, graduating in 1963. She attended Southwestern State College, where she met the love of her life, Denny Swanda. They were married on December 26, 1964, and together they finished college and graduated in 1967. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education.
Denny was soon drafted and they spent the next two years in the service of our country. They lived in Germany most of those years and their first child, William was born there in 1968.
They later moved to Carnegie where their daughter Marna was born and they raised their family there.
Juanita retired from teaching school after 22 years of second graders. They started traveling, they went in their motor home, went on cruises, and visited all 50 states. She loved taking pictures of the places they went.
Juanita enjoyed sewing and did many projects throughout the years. They enjoyed square dancing and going to South Texas for the winter.
She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene.
Juanita is survived by her husband of the home and two children, Bill Swanda and his wife Rhonda and Marna Franklin and her husband Brian; grandchildren Sean Swanda and his wife Jena, Kennedy Dow and husband Tristan, and Jack Dennis Franklin; brother, Cliff Beall and his wife, Leila of Broken Arrow, and a sister, Esther Page of Weatherford; numerous nieces and nephews.
She is proceeded in death by her parents, a brother, Elmo Beall, two sisters, June Miller, and infant sister, Sandra Sue Beall.
Burial will be in the Carnegie Cemetery.
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