Mary Ella Swanger

Asheville - Mary Ella Bowman Swanger, 95, died Tuesday January 13, 2009. A native of Greene County, TN, she had lived in Asheville since 1954. She loved gardening and sewing. She was a daughter of the late George Herschel and Florence Jaynes Bowman and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Iva Lee McElrath; 6 brothers and 2 sisters. Surviving are her daughters, Louise Pace and husband Vernon of Asheville, NC, Charlotte Carpenter and husband John of Greeneville, TN and Janice Parker and husband Leroy of Amarillo, TX; 16 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday at Green Hills Cemetery.