| Dorothy Phillips Swanner |
Published in Richmond Times-Dispatch from April 20 to April 22, 2011
SWANNER, Dorothy Phillips, died April 15,
2011 at her home in Glen Allen, Va. She was preceded
in death by her loving husband of 63 years, James E.
Swanner, who died in 2009.
She was born in Washington, D.C., to Milton L.
Phillips Sr. and Emma Schaffer Phillips; and was the younger sister of
Milton L. Phillips Jr., all of whom are deceased.
Dorothy grew up in Washington and graduated from Eastern High
School. She studied business and became an executive secretary with the
District Title Co. She married shortly after WW II and became a full-time
homemaker.
She is survived by her devoted daughter, Joan S. Branch (Bill); three
grandchildren, Eric (Christina), Krista Pope (Rudy), Phillip (Brenda); and
six great-grandchildren. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and decorating
until the last days of her life. "Dot" loved her family, her friends and her
church. She enjoyed meeting new people and keeping in touch with old
friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made in her memory
to Kenwood United Methodist Church, 11208 Elmont Rd., Ashland, Va.
23005, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, or the Smile Train.
A memorial service will be held at Kenwood Church at 11 a.m. on
Saturday, April 23.
SWANNER, Dorothy Phillips, died April 15,
2011 at her home in Glen Allen, Va. She was preceded
in death by her loving husband of 63 years, James E.
Swanner, who died in 2009.
She was born in Washington, D.C., to Milton L.
Phillips Sr. and Emma Schaffer Phillips; and was the younger sister of
Milton L. Phillips Jr., all of whom are deceased.
Dorothy grew up in Washington and graduated from Eastern High
School. She studied business and became an executive secretary with the
District Title Co. She married shortly after WW II and became a full-time
homemaker.
She is survived by her devoted daughter, Joan S. Branch (Bill); three
grandchildren, Eric (Christina), Krista Pope (Rudy), Phillip (Brenda); and
six great-grandchildren. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and decorating
until the last days of her life. "Dot" loved her family, her friends and her
church. She enjoyed meeting new people and keeping in touch with old
friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made in her memory
to Kenwood United Methodist Church, 11208 Elmont Rd., Ashland, Va.
23005, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, or the Smile Train.
A memorial service will be held at Kenwood Church at 11 a.m. on
Saturday, April 23.
