Jack Wayne Swanson took the morning flight to heaven on May 10, 2019. Jack was born on May 12, 1931 in Atwood, Indiana. He married Mary Lou Swihart in 1952and they celebrated 66 years in December 2018. He is survived by their five children: Debbie Olive (Tommy), Rusty Swanson (Sherry), Terry Swanson (Tammy), Tim Swanson (Bea), and Angie Hampton (Russell), along with 22 grandkids and 25 great-grandchildren, and his brother, John Swanson. After serving four years in the U.S. Airforce, he established an oil distributorship in Etna Green, Indiana, delivering both fuel to area farmers and gasoline to service stations. After losing that to big business, Jack collected eggs from his farmer friends and distributed them as far as Gary, Indiana. The family began raising chicks-to-fryers, 8,000 at a time on the family property. It’s not surprising that Jack and Mary Lou bought a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise, packed up their kids (ages: 1 month to 11 years), and brought fried chicken to San Angelo, Texas. In 1976 Jack and Mary Lou met Glenn and Ann Smith. They led the entire Swanson family to an exciting relationship with Jesus. Jack and Mary Lou started the Christian Motor Coach Association (Coaches for Christ) and blessed many, many people across America. Jack was successful and fun! He truly left a fine legacy for both his family and everyone he met.
Services will be held at Johnson’s Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 14th, 2019 at 2 p.m. Family visitation will be on Monday, May 13th from 6 - 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Words of comfort may be left for the family at www.Johnsons-funeralhome.com.
