Etta Fay Swafford

Etta Fay Swafford, 83, passed away on Saturday April 15, 2017 at her home. She was a lifelong resident of Bradley County. She was employed by American Uniform for 17 years as a seamstress and supervisor. She was the owner and CEO of Fay Swafford Originals a manufacturer of ladies handbags & luggage in Cleveland, TN, which at one time had over 650 employees. She was of the Baptist faith and attended Westwood Baptist Church.
In addition to her mother and father, she is preceded in death by her husband, James R. “Jimmy” Swafford; brother, Raymond Jones; sisters, Dorothy Beaty and Carolyn Cannon.
She is survived by her loving son, Joel Swafford, of Cleveland; brother, Johny Jones, of Georgetown; granddaughter, Ashley Swafford; and great-grandchildren, Colby and Abigail Pritts.
Visitation is planned for Thursday night April 20, 2017, from 6:00pm until 8:00pm at Companion Funeral Home, located at 2419 Georgetown Road NW.
A celebration of life graveside service is planned for Friday April 21, 2017 11:00am in the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, with Reverend Johnny Jones officiating the service.
A funeral procession will leave from Companion Funeral Home at 10:30am for those wanting to join, or you may meet at the cemetery as well.
You are encouraged to share a memory of Fay and/or your personal condolences with her family by visiting her memorial web page and guestbook at www.companionfunerals.com. Companion Funeral Home and the Cody family are honored to assist the Swafford family with his arrangements.