Reva Swann

Reva Glance Swann - age 79 of Mt. Olive, Alabama went to be with our sweet Lord on Saturday, January 6, 2007. She was a most caring and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Her inner light shone with a brilliance that enveloped everyone who knew her. The torch has now been passed to each of us and it was her desire for this torch to never be extinguished. There is now another angel in heaven watching over us all. While on this earth, she lived a life that was an example of the way a life should be lived. She loved her God, her family, her church and friends. She was a prolific writer of inspirational poems and songs. She will be deeply missed by all. A native of Haywood County, Ms. Swann was the daughter of the late Herschel and Rachel Glance. She was preceded in death by husbands, Grady C. Holcombe and Thereal Hendricks; brother, Russell Glance; sisters, Novella Roberson, Alma Shipman, and Ruth Yarborough and a son, Gary Dean Holcombe. She is survived by her husband, Ray Swann of Mt. Olive, AL; one brother, Reeves Glance and his wife, Doris, of Canton; one daughter, Joyce Harvella, of Gardendale AL; two sons, Grady C. Holcombe, of Nahunta, GA and Larry Holcombe and his wife, Peggy , of Franklin, NC; one step-daughter, Donna Roper and her husband, Jimmy, of Mt. Olive, AL; one step-son, Alan Swann and his wife, Sheila, of Mt. Olive, AL; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou has been faithful over a few things. I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of the Lord. Matthew 25:23 Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 10, 2007 in the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the Reverend Blaine Jones officiating and assisted by her niece, Louise Stamey. Burial will follow in Little Sandy United Methodist Church Cemetery in Buncombe County. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the residence of Reeves Glance, 36 North Main Street in Canton, NC.

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