James Harold Swope of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma was born to Reaber Harold and Vera May (Sandusky) Swope in Detroit Michigan on May 6, 1943 and entered eternal life on March 01, 2020 in Norman, Oklahoma
He grew up in Arkansas and later in Michigan where he graduated high school. Jim joined the Marine Corps after high school and served his country May of 1961 through July 1967. He then went to work to support his family at the Frigidaire factory and worked as an appliance repairman. Jim was then a truck driver for many years and then worked at Pauls Valley General Hospital in the maintenance department. He owned his own Hot Shot Business.
Jim married Teri Patchell on February 14, 2003 in the Pauls Valley First Baptist Church. He was an example for others of a loving and kind gentleman. He so enjoyed cooking outdoors and doing Bar B Que. He loved the many happy hours he spent with his family watching football and playing gin rummy with Teri. Jim always worked hard to be a good provider for his family and making the world a gentler place by his actions.
Jim is survived by his wife, Teri Patchell, daughters, Robin Rosales, Patricia Deal, Valerie Cook, Tracy Swope and Rachel Gill; 24 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Reaber and Vera May Swope, his sister, Lucille Allen and his grandsons James and Jeremy.
Services to celebrate Jim's life are scheduled for Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. in the Wooster Funeral Home Chapel. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.woosterfuneralhomes.com