DAISY JOELLA SWAFFORD HALEY, 91 YRS OLD, PASSED AWAY JUNE 29, 2025 IN PONDER.  SHE WAS BORN IN PONDER, TX. TO HUGH DENTON SWAFFORD AND ALMA IRENE MONCRIEF SWAFFORD.  SHE WAS A 1952 GRADUATE OF NORTHWEST HS, JUSTIN TX.

JOELLA HAD A HISTORY OF BEING A HARD WORKER WITH STINTS THAT INCLUDED THE WORLD-FAMOUS RANCHMAN'S CAFÉ OF PONDER, TX. / FIRST STATE BANK OF DENTON / GRANBURY SAVINGS & LOAN / GRANBURY STATE FARM / A NEWSPAPER CARRIER FOR THE FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM / A RENOWNED QUILTING – CROCHETING – KNITTING ARTIST / AN UNBELIEVABLE COOK THAT PRODUCED HER OWN COOK BOOK / AND ONE WHO ALWAYS PUT SERVICE ABOVE SELF WITH MANY HOURS OF SERVICE GIVEN TO HER CHURCH AND COMMUNITY, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT AND THE "E CLUB-HOME EXTENSION AGENCY OF TEXAS" AND WAS A HONOREE OF MANY SPECIAL AWARDS FROM THAT AGENCY.  ALSO, AN ACTIVE WORKER / SUPPORTER FOR THE VFW CLUB OF EASTLAND.  AND, SHE WAS A VERY PROUD FARMER / AND LOVED GARDENING / GROWING FLOWERS.

PALLBEARERS:

GRANDSONS:  MICHAEL / MARC / MARTY / TIM / BRENEN / MATTHEW / WILLIAM / WAYLON TIDWELL / SPECIAL FRIENDS:  JEREMY PEVEHOUSE / SCOTT COOK

MOM IS SURVIVED BY SONS: BILL AND WIFE VICKI, LARRY AND WIFE TERESA, SISTERS: CAROLYN HARRISON, SUSIE POLLEY.  GRANDCHILDREN: MIKE - MICHELE / MARC – KRISTIN / MARTY - CHRIS / TIM – SARAH / BRENEN - LILY TIDWELL / DAVID MICHAEL - LAUREN / CORTNEY HUBBARD - CHRIS: GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: WELLS & WESTON MICHAEL / OLIVIA, RIVER & MILES HUBBARD / ALIONA TIDWELL / RYAN, SKYLAR, WILLIAM, MATTHEW, WAYLON & AXEL TIDWELL.

MOM WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS HUGH & ALMA SWAFFORD / BROTHERS BURCH & DON SWAFFORD / SISTER EVELYN PETERS / SISTER-IN-LAW DOLLIE SWAFFORD / BROTHER-IN-LAWS DAVID POLLEY & WILLIAM HARRISON / NEPHEW TOMMY DON SWAFFORD.

PRECIOUS FAMILY MEMBERS INCLUDE: RICK – DONNA – RANDY – JAMIE – KENZIE – TIMBER – KAYCEE - LORI – BRAD – TYLER – CLAY – SEAN – CAMDEN - MELISSA – NICK – PRESLEY – PEYTON - PARKER - LEVI –KELLY – KIM - AUDRA – RYAN – AVA – MILES – NOLAN - BRICE – ASHLEY – VIVIAN –CODI – SCOTT – KEELY – COLE – SARAH – TOBY – TRIPP – TRISTON – TAY LEE WAYNE – JERILENE –SEAN – EASTON – LINCOLN – HADEN – CODY - KAREN – HARRISON –AMELIA -  GLEN - JANET –COLE - TERRI –DAVID - KAITLYN  – TREY – REAGAN – MARLEY – SAYLOR – HALLIE – NICOLE – MATT – BEN - BRYSON - ROBERT – KRISTIN - GERRIT – PHILIP – KENDA – RON – COLIN - ALYSON – MATTHEW – PARKER – HUNTER - NATHAN –ELIZABETH – JONATHAN – COURTNEY – DEREK - MIKE – KATIE – JOEY – ROSA  – JOSETTE – TREY

SPECIAL THANKS TO ZELDA LOYD FOR HER PERSONAL HOME CARE.

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