Joe Howard McSwain Obituary

Name: Memorial service
Start: 2025-01-04T20:00:00
End: 2025-01-04T20:00:00
Location: Essex Funeral Home

With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Joe Howard McSwain of DeWitt, Arkansas, whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Joe Howard left this world on December 24, 2024 at the age of 71, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let his loved ones carry forward the torch of his memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of his love and the brilliance of his spirit. Though Joe Howard may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, his essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Howard McSwain and Mary Elizabeth Criswell McSwain; his sister Mary Alice Van Cleve; and his niece Kim Starks. He is survived by: his wife Ruth Ann McSwain; his stepdaughter Tammie Isom (Shawn); and his siblings, Johnny Lee Franks and Judy Scroggins (Jack).

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Essex Funeral Home Inc

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December 27, 2024

Orville Jenkins wrote a sympathy message

“We were sorry to hear of Joe Howard's passing. We express our condolences to the immediate and extended family. Edith (McSwain) and Orville Jenkins, Arlington, Texas”

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1405 S Grandview Dr, DeWitt, AR 72042

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