James David Swanson Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved James David Swanson (Rossville, Georgia), who passed away at the age of 73, on February 9, 2026. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of James David Swanson to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, James Harry and Clara Dee Swofford Swanson; his granddaughter Emery Reese Herring; his brothers, Steve, Phillip and Tim Swanson; his brother-in-law Charles Littlejohn; and his nephew Mark R. Littlejohn.
He is survived by: his wife Joy Abbott Swanson of LaFayette, GA; his son Jeremy David Swanson (Christy) of Ringgold; his sister Marjorie Jean Swanson Littlejohn of Enterprise, AL; his sister-in-law Linda Swanson; his grandchildren, Annie Raine Swanson, Benjamin Wyatt Pemberton, Isaac Reid Pemberton and Lucas Keith Pemberton; his nieces and nephews, Merrilyn Lewis (Keith), Charles Laddie Littlejohn (Sylinda), Richard Joe Littlejohn (Teresa), Krista Katkowski (Ron), Jeffrey Swanson, Kim Boling, Tim and Steven Hankins; and his great-nieces and great-nephews, Michael, Lacey Gibbons, Britt, Caitlin Barnes, Cody, Autumn Lewis, Anna Bell McCray, Annie, Mark Allen Littlejohn, David, Courtney Littlejohn, Brandon S., Claudia Littlejohn, Marah Paige, Lucas Brewer, Taylor, Elijah Bonnett, Bobby Boling, Britney, Jake Miller, Daniel, Brandy Boling, Teagan Hankins, Aubrey Hankins, Jarrett Jones, Layla, Loki, Freya Gibbons, Graylee, Brynlee Barnes, Walker Tate, Wells Coleman, Bambi Dawn Jones, Mallory Grace Littlejohn, Braeden, Gavin Miller, Bryce, Matt Boling and Gracelyn Shae Hankins.
