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Billy Swinehart '43 February 15, 2017 10:22 AM updated: February 15, 2017 10:25 AM

Published in Houston Chronicle on Feb. 15, 2017

James Swinehart(1920 - 2017)
Billy James Swinehart
1920-2017
Billy James Swinehart passed away on January 15th, 2017 at the age of 96 of complications from a virus. He was born December 29, 1920 in Fort Worth, Texas. Billy graduated from Jeff Davis High School and attended Texas A & M. He proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1943 until he was discharged in 1945 due to injuries received in a plane crash. He married Beatta Swinehart on April 16th, 1949. Billy was self-employed at B.J. Swinehart Water Well Co. until his retirement in 1994.
He was preceeded in death by his wife, Bea; parents, William & Pearl; & sister, Helen Milling. He is survived by 3 children; Shelley(Burr) Buckalew, Brad Swinehart , Nancy(Rick) LeCompte; 4 grandchildren, Jordan(Hank) Glasgow, Kendall(Trey) McCord, Remy & DeVere LeCompte; one great-granddaughter, Kendall Louise Glasgow; & nephew, Royce Milling. Our family would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for the kind & compassionate care given to our father these past 9 years while living at Treemont Retirement Community & Healthcare Center. Graveside service will take place Saturday, February 18th at 1:30 at Brookside Funeral Home. Please consider making a donation in Billy's name to either MD Anderson Cancer Center- CAP (Children's Art Project) 6900 Fannin St. Ste. 1.1000 Houston, TX 77030 or to Special Pals Shelter PO Box 841605 Houston, TX 77284.




Funeral Home
Brookside Funeral Home
13747 Eastex Freeway Houston, TX 77039
(281) 449-6511


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