She was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Melbourne, FL. Graduated 1947 from Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens, TN and retired from the Harris Corporation, Palm Bay, FL where she worked as a secretary to the program manager of Product Lines 52.
Preceaded in death by her husband, Len (Lenny) Wood Swanson and Ivor (Jack) Willoughby. Survived by her sister, H. Katherine Walker, Melbourne Beach, FL, sister-in-law Ivy Burkett, Billingborough, England, stepdaughter, Anne Weiber, Mesquite, NV; stepson, Steven Swanson, Hernando, FL, and other relatives and friends
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A visitation will be held Sunday, February 19, 2017 from 1:00 – 2:00 PM at the Life Event Center at Florida Memorial, 5950 U.S. Highway 1, Rockledge FL, with a Graveside Service at 2:00 PM at Florida Memorial Gardens.
A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, February 24, 2017 2:00 PM at the Fountains of Melbourne, 4451 Stack Boulevard, Melbourne, FL.
In lieu of flowers, a donation in memory of Rethel Willoughby can be made to the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home, 51 Children's Way, Enterprise, FL 32725.
