Ruby Jean Whitman Swygert Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Ruby Jean Whitman Swygert of Charleston, South Carolina, born in Batesburg, South Carolina, who passed away on January 13, 2026, at the age of 95, leaving to mourn family and friends. 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 Ruby Jean Whitman Swygert to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, George Whitman and Gertye Whitman; her siblings, Lester Whitman (Dot), Vera Gleaton (Johnny), Elmo Whitman (Betty), Loretta Price (Clyverd) and Sandra Hartley (Charles); her great grandchildren, Caroline and Hannah Cazenave; and the father of her children Arthur Ross Swygert Sr..
She is survived by: her children, Arthur Ross Swygert Jr. (Marilyn McCay Swygert), Kathy Swygert Speights (Paul Speights, Sr.), Rebekah Swygert Lawson (Preston Lawson, Jr.) and Deborah Swygert Nicholson (Lawrence D. Nicholson); and her grandchildren, Meridith Swygert, Melissa Gibbs (Sam), Paul Speights, Jr. (Abigail), Dustin Speights (Chelsea), LtCol Andrew Nicholson, Danny Nicholson (Allison), Arthur Ross Swygert, III (Kellie), Katie Mahon Susan (Tim), John Preston Lawson, III, Erica Cazenave (Brad), LtCol Kevin Nicholson, Connie Doughty (Clint) and Marrisa Helm (Kyle).
