CHARLES LEONARD SWANSON,
71, of Chillicothe, Ohio, formerly of Huntington, W.Va., passed away
Saturday, December 3, 2016. He was born April 28, 1945, in
Huntington, W.Va., a son of the late Ulysses Grant "Movie" Swanson
and Shirley Blanche Carpenter Swanson. He was a retired auditor with
the West Virginia Insurance Commission and taught History at West
Virginia State College. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving
in the US Army as a captain and infantry commander. He was a Purple
Heart and Bronze Star recipient. He was preceded in death by two
brothers, Ulysses Grant "Mickey" Swanson Jr. and Melvin Swanson. He
was the loving father of one son, Charles Andrew "Drew" Swanson of
Huntington; two daughters, Aleisha Swanson of Huntington and Erika
Swanson Sparks and her husband Tim of Grayson, Ky.; one stepson,
Jonathan Kyle Masters of Huntington; two sisters, Betty Swanson
Fritts of Butler, Ky., and Edna Gallagher of Falmouth, Ky.; one
brother, Ivan Lee Swanson of St. Albans, W.Va.; five grandchildren,
Adreanna Swanson, Arabellah Mae Swanson, Khloe Cooper, Landen
Masters and Hailey Masters. Funeral services will be conducted at 1
p.m. Saturday, December 10, 2016, at the
Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel,
Barboursville, with Pastor Joe Wayman and Pastor Elmer Mullins
officiating. Burial will be in
Mount Zion Cemetery, Salt Rock, W.Va.
Visitation will be one hour prior to service.
