Swinney, L. H. "Pete"

Funeral services for L.H. "Pete" Swinney, 91, of Longview, will be 
10 a.m. Saturday, November 4, 2006, at the chapel of Rader Funeral 
Home, 1617 Judson Road, with Mr. Carl Cole officiating. Interment 
will follow in Memory Park Cemetery. Pete was born February 4, 1915, 
in Love County, Oklahoma, to Perry Elisha and Mel Viney Swinney. He 
died Wednesday, November 1, 2006, at a local medical center. Mr. 
Swinney had been a resident of Longview since 1945, coming from 
Lockesburg, Arkansas. He retired as a shipping and receiving clerk 
for Standard Tool & Machine Co., where he worked from 1943-1978, was 
a member of the Greggton Church of Christ, and had served his country 
in the U.S. Army during World War II. Pete was preceded in death by 
his wife of 60 years, Flora Swinney; daughter and son-in-law, Emily 
and Al Peterman; grandson, Terry W. Peterman; sisters, Maggie Nevill 
and Emma Hudson; and brother, Ester Walton. He is survived by grandson, 
Todd A. Peterman of Longview; sister, Faye Leeson of Aztec, N.M.; and a 
number of nieces and nephews. The family would like to extend special 
thanks to Dr. Sreeman Jampana's office, and the staff of Heritage at 
Longview Healthcare Center for their loving care over the years. The 
family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday evening, November 3, 
2006, at the funeral home. A memorial guestbook may be signed online 
at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 11/3/2006.