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- [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 19 Apr 2002.
SWAGERTY , RUFUS - age 81, of Newport, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at his home. He was a Veteran of World War II, having served in the U. S. Army. He was preceded in death by his mother, Eliza Swagerty ; great-grandson, Dallas Coates; two brothers, Charles Alfred and Sammy Swagerty ; two sisters, Edith Swagerty and Ollie Lackey. He is survived by his wife, Carrie Swagerty of Newport; daughters and sons-in-law, Charlene and Larry Pruitt of Newport, Katherine Adell and Billy Ray Davis of Talbott; daughter, Mary Elizabeth Woods of Detroit, Mich.; granddaughter and her husband, Cruscha and Marcus Coates of Nashville; great-grandson, Jalen Coates of Nashville; brother, Theodore Swagerty of Newport; sister, Ernestine McDowell of Knoxville, and sister-in-law, Sarah Katherine Nettles of Detroit, Mich. The funeral will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2002, at Manes Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, with L/Cpl Charles C. Roberts DAV Chapter 102 conducting military rites. The family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon until 2:00 p.m. Saturday, prior to the funeral at Manes Funeral Home. Manes Funeral Home, in charge.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 142732803).
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name: Rufus Swaggerty
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 17 Oct 1946
Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Spouse's Name: Carrie Woods
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12595-44151-66?cc=1619127 : accessed 2 May 2015), 004485979 > image 488 of 3187; county courthouses, Tennessee.
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