Sherlie Faye Sullivan Swann, age 50, died at her home in Coffeeville, MS on January 1, 2011. She was born in Water Valley, MS to the late I.D. and Wilma Mae Johnson Sullivan. Mrs. Swann was a cosmetologist for a number of years but her true occupation was homemaker and mother. Faye loved children and she loved her family. She especially enjoyed planning weddings and arranging flowers.
Visitation for Mrs. Swann will be on Thursday, January 6, 2011 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley, MS. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 7, 2011 at Ecru Baptist Church in Pontotoc County, MS with Bro. Ronnie Hatfield and Bro. Barry Littlefield officiating. Burial will take place at Warren Cemetery in Pontotoc County, MS, with Hoyt Stone, Sandy Stone, Brian Champion, Rob Swann, Tim Swann, and Bobby Sullivan serving as pallbearers.
She is survived by her husband, John Swann of Coffeeville, MS; one daughter, Crystal (John Mark) Short of Pontotoc, MS; two sons, Johnny Swann of Ripley, MS and Mitch (Jeanne) Swann of Afghanistan; one sister, Margie (Butch) Avants of Water Valley, MS; two brothers, William (Marsha) Sullivan of Water Valley, MS and Billy Wayne (Mary Lee) Sullivan of Horn Lake, MS; and five grandchildren.