Mrs. Swanson was born in Norfolk, Virginia on May 20, 1926. She graduated from Oceana High School in 1943 and served as a legal secretary for Grover C. Wright, Jr. for nearly 40 years until her retirement in 2006. She was a member of the local chapter of Virginia Beach Legal Secretaries Association and won the statewide "Legal Secretary of the Year" title in 1973.
Mrs. Swanson was a kind and loving Christian woman who walked her faith her entire life. As a longtime member of Temple Baptist Church, she delighted in teaching children's Sunday school for many years.
She is survived by her sister-in-law, Bernice M. Rodgerson of Richmond; nephews, Henry T. Rodgerson, Jr. and wife Linda of Dunn Loring, and Dr. Thomas E. Rodgerson and wife Beverly of Silver Springs, MD; nieces, Dr. Phyllis Rodgerson Pleasants Tessieri and husband John of Richmond, Ruth Ann Hess and partner Diane Hoover of Washington, DC, Susan R. Kidd and husband Tom of Norfolk, Dianne L. Lindsey of Norfolk, Carol A. Olah and husband John of Virginia Beach, and M. Dawn Johnson and husband Ken of Windsor as well as many great and great-great nieces and nephews. Also left to cherish her memory are special friends Robert, Jill, and Jaclyn Lindsay. She was predeceased by her parents, Henry W. and Hazel Barham Rodgerson; brothers, Henry T. Rodgerson, Sr., Dr. Phillip E. Rodgerson, and Dewey A. Rodgerson.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, August 31, 2013 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Smith & Williams Funeral Home, Norview Chapel in Norfolk.
A celebration of Mrs. Swanson's life will be held on Sunday, September 1, 2013, 2:00 p.m. at Temple Baptist Church in Norfolk conducted by the Rev. Mack Scott and Dr. Mark Pullen. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk.
Memorial donations may be made to Temple Baptist Church with the designation of Children's Sunday School Department. Friends may offer condolences at www.smithandwilliamsnorfolk.com.
SHARE OBITUARY
v.1.8.18