Clifford Cicero Swing

Clifford Cicero Swing, 73, of Eastdale Drive, died Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, following a six month illness. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Coggins Memorial Baptist Church, where he was a member, by the Revs. Lewis Johns and David Shaffer. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Swing was born January 23, 1935, in Iredell County, to John Cicero Swing and Edna Robinson Swing. He honorably served in the U.S. Marines and was retired from Billings Freight System after 30 years of service. Surviving are his wife, Shirley Carter Swing of the home; son, Darrell Swing and wife, Lisa, of Greenville; daughter, Joni Swing Faulkner of Lexington; four grandchildren, Hailey, McKinley, Brooklyn, and Sarah; a brother, Rodger Swing and wife, Patty, of Lexington; and a sister, Garnell Medlin and husband, Wayne, of Shelby. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Coggins Memorial Baptist Church, 1306 South Main Street, Lexington, NC 27292 or the American Cancer Society, 1114 Magnolia Street, Greensboro, NC 27401.