under the care of her granddaughters Lori Price & Amy Wiley and Elara Caring of Jackson.
She was born January 8, 1934 to Arthur Y. Kenyon and Lillian (Case) Vincent in
Marshall, Michigan. She was married to George Everett Swafford on February 24, 1951
until his passing in 2003.
Besides her husband of 53 years she was preceded in death by her daughter Judy Swafford,
brother Ernest Kenyon, sister Ester Greenman, her parents.
Ella is survived by her sisters, Ethel Freeman, Eleanor Kennedy and Eva (Kenny) King; sons,
sons, Ernest Swafford, Steven Swafford; granddaughters, Lori (Dave) Price, Amy Wiley;
grandson, Kevin Swafford; great grandchildren, Kelsey Wilson, Tyler Wilson, Kylie Swafford, Dylan Rhoades, Jared Swafford, Zoey Swafford, Braden Swafford, Dusty Wiley; a great great grandson, Remington Dillenbeck; and an extended son Ron Phillips.
Her hobbies included fishing, crocheting, knitting, gardening and taking care of the farm animals,
watching old westerns on TV. When the grandkids were little she played cards, colored, read books and loved playing with them. She worked at Priminer Furniture & McGraws in
Hillsdale then became a homemaker in the 1980’s.
Special Thanks to all the employees at Elara Caring of Jackson, Michigan.
Funeral Service will be Friday, January 22, 2021 at 1:00pm at the J. Kevin Tidd Funeral
Home, 811 Finley Drive, Albion, Michigan 49224 with visitation starting 1 hour prior
to the service at 12:00pm. Burial will follow at W. Clarendon Cemetery, Homer, MI
Memorial contributions can be made to the Elara Caring of Jackson, Michigan.
To leave online messages of condolence, please visit www.kevintiddfuneralhome.com
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