Mrs. Cora Lee Swearengen received her wings on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Covenant HealthCare Cooper in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 91 years. She was born July 29, 1930, in Philipp, Mississippi (Tallahatchie County), to Nathaniel and Emma Jakes.
Cora was educated in Philipp Public Schools. She accepted Christ at an early age. As a young girl, Cora enjoyed going to church and praising the Lord. She often visited the sick with her sisters and they would sing for them. Cora was an obedient servant of the Lord. She always had an encouraging word for those who were in her presence. Ms. Cora was no stranger to hard work. She would go out and work in the fields, come home and cook for the family, and finish other chores that needed to be done. She loved gardening, listening to music, and sometimes dancing. As a mother, Cora Lee loved laughing, joking, and singing with her children to whom she dedicated her life. Cora also loved feeding the neighborhood kids and family. She will be missed by family and friends.
She leaves to cherish her memory one daughter, Corine Mitchner, three sons, John (Fphlishia) Swearengen, Ivory Swearengen, and Eddie (Toya) Sidney; grandchildren, Tyrone Riley, Cherel (Anthony) Land, Monique Williams, LaTerrika (Robert) Simms, Jessica Williams, and Corrine Williams, all of Saginaw, Michigan, Ivory Swearengen Jr., Shakita Stevenson, Terry Sidney, Terrance Sidney, all of Arkansas, Martia Sidney, Jada Sidney, and Covenant Sidney, all of Chicago, Illinois; twenty great-grandchildren, including Symone and Shaniyah Land who were around her almost daily; a host of nieces, nephews, and friends, including special friends, Jack Taylor and Evelyn Murphy.
Mrs. Swearengen preceded in death by her husband, John Swearengen; parents, Nathaniel, and Emma Jakes; children, Vera Swearengen, Jim L. Swearengen, Willie Swearengen, Terry Sidney, Tracy Sidney, and David Sidney; siblings, Freddie Jakes, Eddie Jakes, Percy Jakes, Cornelius Jakes, Dorothy Ware, Moline Jakes, Rebecca Clemons, and Catherine Young.
The family would like to express special thanks to Covenant HealthCare Wound Clinic and Care Staff on the third floor, and Cora’s grandson, Tyrone Riley.
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