Jean Yancey Major (Swift) Chism (1929 - 2013)

Born 18 Jun 1929 in Christian, Kentucky, United States

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Died 8 Aug 2013 at age 84 in Monroe, Kentucky, United States

Biography

Obituary reads: "Jean Swift Chism, age 84, of Tompkinsville, died Thursday, August 8, 2013, at home.

Born in Christian County, Kentucky on June 18, 1929, she was the daughter of Reuben H. and Katherine M. Swift, and the wife of the late Tim K. Chism. They were married on Novermber 22, 1952 in Herndon, Kentucky.

She moved to Tompkinsville in 1950 as a Home Extension Agent. She graduated from George Peabody College for Teachers in 1950 and later received her Masters Degree and Rank 1 from Western Kentucky State Teachers College. Mrs. Chism served as a teacher and guidance counselor at Temple Hill School, Tompkinsville High School, Gamaliel High School and Monroe County Middle School for over 30 years. She was active in the Tompkinsville United Methodist Church, Tommie Heilman Cloe Marrs UMW Circle, Campbellsville Emmaus, Daughters of the American Revolution, Monroe County Retired Teachers Association, Monroe County Homemakers Association, Tompkinsville Chamber of Commerce, Friends of Old Mulkey, Friends of the Library, William B. Harlan Library Book Club, and the Chism Family Association. She was an avid reader and family history buff.

Survivors include three children, Timothy "Pat" K. Chism, Jr. and wife Dorothea, Huntsville, Alabama; Dr. James S. Chism and wife, Marcia, Mount Vernon, Kentucky; and Katherine Chism Gordon and husband William, Lebanon, Kentucky; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren, four nephews, five nieces and one first cousin.

Visitation will be held at Yokley Trible Funeral Home, starting at 1:00 P.M., Sunday, August 11, 2013, and services to be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, August 12, 2013, with burial to follow at the Evans-Oak Hill Cemetery, Tompkinsville, KY.

In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the Tompkinsville First United Methodist Church Building Fund, Evans- Oak Hill Cemetery or the American Heart Foundation." ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #115238930

Husband: Reuben Hill Swift

Wife: Katherine Elinor Major

Child: Jean Yancey Major Swift

Marriage:

Date: BET 1918 AND 1949

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKGW-1HK4 : accessed 9 July 2019), Katherine Chism Gordon in entry for Mrs Jean Swift Chism, Kentucky, United States, 11 Aug 2013; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Lexington Herald-Leader, born-digital text. 21:53, 9 July 2019 (UTC)

Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc.

Title: World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1

Publication: Name: Release date: November 29, 1995;

NOTESource Medium: Family Archive CD

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