Christine Koontz Swicegood

Christine Koontz Swicegood, age 82 of South NC Highway 150, Lexington passed away Tuesday morning (3-17-2009) at Lexington Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be held 11:00 am Thursday at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church with Rev. Howard Baker officiating. Burial will follow at Sandy Creek Cemetery. Christine was born in Davidson County, August 2, 1926 to Charles Franklin Koontz and Clara Lennie Shoaf Koontz. She was a retired Senior Commercial Loan Teller with First Union Bank. A lifetime member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, where she served in numerous positions, was very active in the women’s group and was former organist. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Lorena K. Williams and Mary A. Koontz and one brother Clinton F. Koontz. Surviving are: husband, Carson Swicegood of the home; Sons, David Swicegood of Galax, Virginia and Mike Swicegood and wife Leigh of Lexington; one granddaughter, Hannah Leann Swicegood; one brother Elbert Koontz of Lexington. The family will receive friends prior to the service, from 10:00 am until 11:00 am Thursday in Pless Hall, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. Memorials may be made to St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, General Fund, 4299 South NC Highway 150, Lexington, NC 27295