OBIT: J. B. Swearingen,  Bullitt Co., KY

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Submitted by: Pat45324@aol.com
Date: 22 Feb 2002
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Subject: Newspaper Article - J.B. Swearingen - no date

Clerk Retires at Mt. Washington After Thirty-five years service.

     J.B. Swearingen, retired as Clerk of the Mt. Washington Baptist Church, Mt. Washington, Ky., at the 
business session held at the church on Jan 18, after having filled that office for the last thirty-five years. 
 Mr. Swearingen was born and raised in the Mt. Washington community.  He was baptized at the Mt. 
Washington Baptist Church and has spent his entire life there in active service for his Lord.
     Mr. Swearingen has been present at practically all of the meetings of the church for years. His 
absences are so rare that all of the fingers of one hnad would not be needed in counting them.  He has 
missed only about three services in the last thirty-five years, making it an average of less than one 
absence every ten years.
     The Mt. Washington Baptist church has passed resolutions regarding his retirement expressing their 
love and apreciation for his long and useful service as their church clerk.  The resolutions follow:
     "Whereas, our brother has deemed it wise to retire from service as clerk of the church, in which 
capacity he has faithfully served for thirty-five years, along with service in other official capacities, and
      "Whereas, he has made for himself an outstanding record in his regularity and service to the high 
degree of an average of only one absence every ten years,
     "Therefore be it resolved; That we, the members of the church into which he was admitted by baptism, 
in which he has served faithfully these many years, and of which he can truly ... as his church home, 
acknowledge publicly his high record of and standing as a servant of God, and commend him to our 
brethren at large."
     The resolutions are signed by the committee, composed of the pastor, Brother Roy L. Puckett, and 
Messrs M.A. ..rris and J.C. Gentry.