MOCKSVILLE - Mr. Van Allen Swicegood Jr., 69, of Shady Knoll Lane, died Friday Aug 17, 2001 at Forsyth Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Salem United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mary Carnes, pastor, officiating. Burial with Masonic rites and military rites will be in the church cemetery. The family will be at Eaton Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. They request memorials be considered for the Building Fund of Salem United Methodist Church, 169 Salem Church Road, Mocksville, NC 27028; the American Cancer Society, 1900 South Hawthorne Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103; Cancer Services, 622 North Main St. Mocksville, NC; or to the Masonic Home for Children, 600 College St., Oxford, NC 27565. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the services on Monday.
Mr. Swicegood was born in Rowan County, Jan. 30, 1932, to the late Van Allen Swicegood Sr. and Annie Lou Gullett Swicegood.
He was a retired serviceman first serving in the U.S. Army and re-enlisting in the U.S. Air Force with a total of 21 years service. He also was retired with the N.C. Department of Transportation with 20 years of service. He was a very active member of Salem United Methodist Church where he had been the Sunday school superintendent, church trustee, and served on the administrative board. He was a member of the Mocksville Masonic Lodge where he was past master and coach and trainer for new lodge members. Mr. Swicegood was a member of Eastern Star Chapter 173. He held numerous certificates in courses and classes conducted by the U.S. Air Force, including a very favorite pastime in woodworking, making miniatures of chickens and becoming known as the "Chicken Man." He was an avid traveler, enjoyed fishing, reading, bird watching, and gardening. His favorite pastime was spending quality time with his wife, children and grandchildren. He believed his greatest accomplishment was his girls and his family.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Floyd, James, Hubert and Billy Swicegood; and also two sisters, Hazel Foster and Donnie Frances Swicegood. Survivors include his wife of 50 years Betty Ponds Swicegood of the home; three daughters, Vanessa "Jeannie" (Dennis) Bowen of Tobaccoville, Mary "Cissie" (Henry) Davis of Yadkinville, and Janice "Dob" (Tim) Peeler of Mocksville; three grandsons, Chris "Mull" Davis, Van Adam "V.A." Davis, and T.J. "Poo" Peeler; two granddaughters, Melanie "Mel-Annie" Bowen, and Miranda "Li-lun" Bowen; a great-granddaughter, Madison Nicole "Twinkle Toe" Davis; and a soon-to-be-born great-grandson, Lincoln Scott Davis; two sisters, Mrs. John (Bert) Davis of Mocksville, and Mrs. Jack (Faye) Sisk of Statesville; a brother, Joe (Mona) Swicegood of Mocksville; and a sister-in-law, Mildred Swicegood of Winston-Salem