Evelyn White Swanner

   Evelyn White Swanner, 87, of 1341 Paradise Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in Vidant Chowan Hospital.

   Mrs. Swanner was born in Bertie County on February 1, 1931, and was the daughter of the late Solomon Perry and Rosa Etta Dunlow White. A retired supervisor with Don Juan Manufacturing, in earlier years she worked at Jimbo’s Jumbos, and with her husband, owned and operated Joe’s Drive–In. She was a member of Edenton Baptist Church.

   In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Kelly Swanner; a son, Randolph Kelly Swanner; sisters, Ezelle Daniels and Grace Swanner; and by her brothers, Thurman, J.P., Clifton, Cola, and William White.

   Surviving are two daughters, Wanda Westbrook and husband Waverley of Edenton, and Kimberly Jordan and husband Michael of Winterville; a son, Joseph Allen Swanner and wife Darlene of Edenton; seven grandchildren, Melissa Rivenbark (Chris), Jeffrey Swanner, Ryan Westbrook (Andrea), Ashley Green (Stephen), Joseph Westbrook (Morgan), Joseph Michael Jordan (Holly), and Justin Jordan (Kayla); eight great-grandchildren and another due to be born in May.

   Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Miller Funeral Home & Crematory, 735 Virginia Road, Edenton, and will be conducted by her pastor, The Rev. David Brooks. Burial will follow in Beaver Hill Cemetery. Friends may join the family Friday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home, and other times at Allen and Darlene’s home, 200 Terry Avenue, Edenton.

   Memorial contributions may be made to the memorial fund of Edenton Baptist Church, 200 S. Granville Street, Edenton, NC 27932, or to a charity of one’s choice.

   Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.