Allen Swanson, 62, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Sunday, February 26, 2006 at the Irwin County Hospital.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM, Tuesday, February 28, 2006, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel, Fitzgerald, with Rev. Clayton Dowd officiating. Interment will follow in Pine Level Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday evening from 7-9 at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Swanson was born July 24, 1943, in Irwin County, Georgia, to the late James Thomas and Nellie Smith Swanson. He lived in the community all his life and retired after over thirty-three years as a Rural Mail Carrier with the United States Postal Service. He was a member of Pine Level Methodist Church and a former church league softball player.
Mr. Swanson is survived by his wife: Jeanelle Swanson of Fitzgerald; son: Stacy Allen Swanson of Fitzgerald; daughter: Sonya Swanson of Ocilla; stepchildren: Michael Lynn of St. Marys, Wanda Tripp and Jamie Lynn, both of Eastman; grandsons: Kevin Swanson and Austin Swanson, both of Ocilla and Clay Swanson of Fitzgerald; granddaughters: Chloe Swanson and Tonya Pritchett, both of Fitzgerald; brothers: Larry Swanson and Jerry Swanson, both of Ocilla.