Jim was born on March 27, 1936 to Emma Marie Jacobson and Carl Johan Swiggum in Bismarck North Dakota. He is a Veteran and served in the Army. He retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a Federal Meat Inspector. In 1959 he married Carol Dorothy Baker and together they had two daughters, Cynthia Marie Kindred-Mernka (Chris) and Jamie Ellen Paulsen (Mike). They were married for 51 years before she passed away.
Jim loved sports and in his younger years he played fastpitch softball. As he aged golf replaced softball as his preferred hobby. Jim was also an avid bowler. He was quite accomplished in sports as he had a hole-in-one in golf as well as a perfect 300 game in bowling. If you stopped by the house and there was any kind of sports on television, you would find it on his TV.
Jim met his current wife Sharon Graham while enjoying his passion of singing. Jim and Sharon could be found many nights per week sharing their musical talent doing karaoke. Jim and Sharon married on February 14, 2017.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents, brother Charles Swiggum, wife. He is survived by his wife Sharon, daughters, sister Patricia Wateland, grandchildren (Billie Kindred, Chad Kindred, Joshua Kindred, Marshall Paulsen, Mikey Paulsen, and Michaela Paulsen).
Services will be held at First United Methodist Church, 1101 Doherty Avenue, Mission, TX on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at 2pm. Family requests no flowers please. A celebration of life will also be held in May 2023 in Fargo, North Dakota.
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