WESLEY DEE SWINNEY

Wesley Dee Swinney, 83, of Mt. Vernon passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, at the Mt. Vernon Place Care Center. He was born in Ash Grove on March 26, 1941; the son of Arthur and Norvel (Hendrickson) Swinney.
He was a 1959 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School and was a cattle farmer. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Mt. Vernon.
On Jan. 13, 1962, he married Verla Dean Mieswinkel in Mt. Vernon.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Verla; two daughters, Becky (Tony) Blevins of La Russell and Jan (Whitney) Branch of Monett; seven grandchildren; 12 great- grandchildren and one great-grandson on the way; one brother, Stephen Douglas Swinney of Mt. Vernon and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Becky and Linda Swinney; and one brother, Norman Swinney.
Services were held on Monday, Feb. 17, at the First Christian Church in Mt. Vernon. Burial followed at the Mt. Vernon IOOF Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to the personal care and direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.