Iberia County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Schwing, Jules Anthony August 21, 2014
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The Daily Iberian: Aug. 2014

Jules ‘Tony’ Schwing

Funeral services will be conducted for Jules Anthony “Tony” Schwing, 72, 
also known to his grandchildren as “Papere” on Thursday, August 21, 2014, at 
1:45 p.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church with Father William Blanda 
officiating. Entombment will follow at Beau Pre Memorial Park Mausoleum. 

Visitation will be at St. Peters Catholic Church on Thursday, August 21, 
2014, from 12:30 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. 

A native and resident of New Iberia, Tony died on Sunday, August 17, 2014, 
at 8:27 p.m. in a Houston hospital. 

Along with his sons, Armond and Chet, Tony was the owner of Schwing 
Insurance Agency. Tony and his family restored the Schwing Insurance Office 
Building, which was originally built as a Federal Post Office Building and 
is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He was a member and 
past president of the New Iberia Rotary Club, a former King of the Krewe of 
Iberians, a lifetime sponsor of Ducks Unlimited and Coastal Conservation 
Association. He was also the founder of La Cachette Supper Club. 

Tony was a proud supporter of Catholic High School in New Iberia and Tulane 
Athletics. 

He served 12 years on the Iberia Medical Center Hospital Board and served in 
the Louisiana National Guard. 

He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Barbara Goodwin Schwing, of New 
Iberia; his children Armond Kemp Schwing and his wife, Jennifer, Tiffany 
Schwing Breaux and her husband, Kreig, Samuel Brett Cooper, Jules Blanchet 
“Chet” Schwing and his wife, Julia, and Juliet Schwing Davis and her 
husband, Rusty, all of New Iberia; his siblings Susan Schwing of Lafayette, 
Edmond “Beaver” Schwing, Marie “Cissy” Schwing both of New Iberia, Johnny 
Schwing of Lafayette and Charles Edward “Knobby” Schwing of New Iberia and 
his grandchildren Alex Breaux, Sydney Schwing, Sam Breaux, St. George 
Schwing, Rivers Schwing, Cameron Schwing, Russell Davis III, Rosemary Davis, 
Remy Schwing and Jules Anthony Schwing Davis. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jules Blanchet Schwing and Marie 
Louise Landry Schwing. 

Pallbearers will be Armond Schwing, Chet Schwing, Kreig Breaux, Rusty Davis, 
Alex Breaux, Sam Breaux and St. George Schwing. 

The family request memorials to the Solomon House. 

David Funeral Home of New Iberia, 1101 Trotter St., 369-6336, is in charge 
of arrangements.


The Daily Iberian:

Respected local businessman and owner of Schwing Insurance Agency Inc., 
Jules A. “Tony” Schwing, 72, died Sunday night leaving behind a legacy in 
the community.

Schwing’s father, Jules Schwing, purchased the Schwing Insurance building in 
1964 located on the 300 block of East Main Street, which was the city’s 
first post office and at the time the only federal building between Houston 
and Baton Rouge.

Tony Schwing took over ownership over two decades ago and was credited with 
restoration of the building.

“That was one of his proudest accomplishments,” Schwing’s wife Barbara 
Swching said. “It was built in 1899 and it is on the national register of 
historic places. It’s a landmark in New Iberia now.”

Schwing graduated from Catholic High School in 1959 and earned a degree in 
history from Spring Hill College in 1963. Around the community, Schwing was 
known to be active in several organizations.

Schwing was past president of the Rotary Club in New Iberia. He was honored 
recently by the club for his 40-plus years of service.

“Tony and I were in the Rotary Club for over 40 years together,” Dan LeBlanc 
of David Funeral Home said. 

“He was a good business man. Tony was very involved in his business and 
always wanted to do the right thing. He loved dealing with people.”

LeBlanc said his relationship with Schwing became somewhat of a brotherhood 
over the years.

“We had a fellowship through Rotary and its almost like family. We’ve had 
some good times together. I see his sons carrying on his legacy. I used to 
see him and his sons quite often,” LeBlanc said.

Schwing’s sons Armond and Jules Blanchet Schwing will continue to run 
Schwing Insurance in the future.

Along with his involvement in the Rotary Club, Schwing was on the Iberia 
Medical Center Board for 12 years and was a sponsor for the Coastal 
Conservation Association of Louisiana. Schwing also became King of the Krewe 
of Iberia in 1998.

“He did a lot of great things in the community,” Barbara Schwing said. “He 
was a very generous man.”

Schwing leaves behind five children, Tiffany Schwing Breaux, Samuel Brett 
Cooper, Jules Blanchet Schwing, Juliet Schwing Davis and Armond Schwing, 
along with 10 grandchildren.

The baby of the grandchildren will bear the his grandfather’s name, Jules 
Anthony Schwing Davis.


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