Paul Gee Swartzfager Jr. was born on January 5, 1939 in Laurel, MS to Gladys and Paul G Swatzfager Sr.
He had been a practicing attorney in Laurel, MS for forty-six years and was still an active member of the Mississippi Bar Association. He was a lifetime Presbyterian and was an original member of the congregation at Westminster Presbyterian Church when it was formed and still a member until his death.
He served six years in the United States Air Force Guard as an air traffic controller at Key Field in Meridian, MS.
He attended the University of Georgia his freshman year in college and transferred to Ole Miss where he received a B.S. degree and later attended and graduated with Juris Doctor degree from Jackson School of Law.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Gladys and Paul G Swartzfager Sr; wife, Sherrye Shell; and his sister, Esther Jane Field.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Graves Swartzfager; son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Claudia Swartzfager III; daughter, Helen E Swartzfager; grandchildren, Nicholas Cardwell, Grady Paul Derrick III, and Yvanna Paez; one brother, Jon Swartzfager (Helen); and one sister, Dr. Helen Swartzfager Ridley.
The family will be receiving friends in the atrium at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Laurel on Monday, March 16, 2020 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.. Memorials can be made to the Youth Group at Westminster or Laurel Christian School.
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