Effie Kathleen Swiney, 89, of Quick, died Aug. 21, 2003, at St. Francis Hospital, Charleston.
She was born Aug. 13, 1914, in Ryan, Roane County, a daughter of the late Joseph M. and Emma (Jones) Harper. She formerly worked at Dunbar Flint Glass, was a member of the Mount Moriah Baptist Church, near Walton, and attended the Quick United Methodist Church.
She is survived by one stepdaughter, Doris Welling of Dunbar; one stepson, Billy Swiney of North Carolina; two sisters, Elizabeth "Libby" Aab and Rebecca "Betty" Harris, both of Elkview; one brother, Walter Harper of Walton; and several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Opie W. Swiney in 1974; one stepdaughter, Mary Stephens; four sisters; and three brothers.
Service will be 10:30 a.m. Sunday, August 24, 2003, at the Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home, Spencer, West Virginia, with Rev. Charles Davis officiating. Burial in the Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Visiting hours will be Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, family requests donations to the Quick United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 775, Pinch, WV 25156.
Actual burial here
Effie Kathleen Swiney, 89, of Quick, died Aug. 21, 2003, at St. Francis Hospital, Charleston.
She was born Aug. 13, 1914, in Ryan, Roane County, a daughter of the late Joseph M. and Emma (Jones) Harper. She formerly worked at Dunbar Flint Glass, was a member of the Mount Moriah Baptist Church, near Walton, and attended the Quick United Methodist Church.
She is survived by one stepdaughter, Doris Welling of Dunbar; one stepson, Billy Swiney of North Carolina; two sisters, Elizabeth "Libby" Aab and Rebecca "Betty" Harris, both of Elkview; one brother, Walter Harper of Walton; and several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Opie W. Swiney in 1974; one stepdaughter, Mary Stephens; four sisters; and three brothers.
Service will be 10:30 a.m. Sunday, August 24, 2003, at the Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home, Spencer, West Virginia, with Rev. Charles Davis officiating. Burial in the Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Visiting hours will be Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, family requests donations to the Quick United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 775, Pinch, WV 25156.
Actual burial here
Family Members
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Rev Noble Harper
1908–1991
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Opal S Harper Summers Taylor
1910–1984
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Freda Harper Cunningham
1912–1994
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Effie Kathleen Harper Swiney
1914–2003
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Walter Harper
1916–2011
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Elizabeth "Libby" Harper Aab
1918–2008
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Lucille Gwen "Lou" Harper Harris
1920–2002
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Rebecca Jewell "Betty" Harper Harris
1922–2008
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Ruth Pauline Harper Ashley
1924–2002
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Cecil Eugene Harper
1927–1938
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