Ray County, Missouri Obituaries - Lowell C. "Banty" Swafford d. November 24, 1981 Ray County Review, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri November 25, 1981 Lowell Swafford Lowell C. "Banty" Swafford, 50, 433 Sanderson Drive, Richmond, died at Ray County Memorial Hospital at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1981 after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Richmond Christian Capel, with Rev. Brian Guy officiating. Burial will be in Richmond Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Ricky Hall, Allen Hall, Lawrence Clark, George Miller, Jerry Lester and Jack Stigall. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Thurman Funeral Home, Richmond. Born Sept. 26, 1931 at Richmond, he was the son of Arthur C. and Katherine (Acree) Swafford, and was a lifetime resident of Richmond. An automobile assembler for Ford Motor Co. before his retirement in 1973, he was a member of the Richmond Christian Chapel. He was married to the former Earleene Kraft of Henrietta Jan. 17, 1954; she survives at the home. Other survivors include his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Keller, Richmond; a son, Jeffery Swafford, of the home, two foster sons, Terri and Chris Swafford, of the home and a brother, Aaron Swafford, Richmond. Four brothers died earlier. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jenna Zunker USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------