Funeral service 2:30 PM Sunday at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Claytus Wilson officiating, burial will follow at Sulphur Well Church of Christ Cemetery, grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation 4:00 - 8:00 PM Saturday and after 12:00 Noon Sunday.
She was born in Crowder, MS to the late Ben and Annie Belle Massey Castleberry. On January 31, 1950 she married Robert "Bob" Swayne, he survives, Paris, TN.
Survived by a daughter: Jennifer Swayne, Paris; sons: Gary (Jackie) Swayne and Bobby (Amanda) Swayne, both of Paris; sister: Bobbie Miller, Crowder, MS; brother: Dillard Mack Castleberry, Paris; grandchildren: Michelle Swayne, Vancouver, BC, Dustin (Trishia) Swayne, Nashville, Daniel Swayne, Stuart, FL, Aaron (Jenny) Hutson, Paris, TN, Rick (Cherisa) Hutson, Antioch, Ben (Joung) Hutson, Savannah, GA, Magen, Abby, Alex and Ava Swayne, all of Paris; great-grandchildren: ten; special niece: Shirley Worrel, Florence, MS.
Preceded by a son: Rick Swayne; sisters: Ila C. Hunter, Lena C. Hall, Ella Fales, Frances Hicks, Aileen Sneed and Laura McLain; brothers: Ben Castleberry, Jr., Joe Davis Castleberry and Dewey Castleberry.
"Nell" was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a member of the East Wood Street Church of Christ. She was a homemaker, but also worked at Clippard Instruments, Henry County Medical Center and Henry County Water Company. She established and owned Healthy Thyme health food store in Paris. she enjoyed fishing, gardening, being outdoors and spending time with her family.
Memorials may be made to: The Homer and Winnie Swayne Scholarship Fund, c/oFreed-Hardeman University, 158 East Main Street, Henderson, TN 38340.