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- ELIZABETHTON — Mr. Earl Clay Swift, age 77, Elizabethton, TN, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016, at the Hillview Health Care Center.
Mr. Swift was born in Avery County, NC and son of the late William Butler & Ada Warren Swift.
He was also preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Irick Swift; brothers, Ray Swift, Jim Swift, Willis Swift, and Paul Swift; and sisters, Kate Sweezy, Francis Epperly, and Imogene Greene.
He was a United States Army Veteran and retired from American Air Filter. He enjoyed farming and hunting in his younger days and loved to restore and repair automobiles.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Debbie & Eddie Kennedy, Brentwood, TN; grandchildren, Jessica and Lyndon Kennedy; sister-in-law, Martha Swift; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 10:00 - 11:00AM, Monday, April 18, 2016, at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at New Victory Methodist Cemetery with Reverend Garland James officiating. Pallbearers will be family & friends.
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