Etta Love

Etta Elizabeth Love, 91, of Bridgeport. Texas passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014 in Decatur, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Paradise Cemetery, Paradise, Texas. Brother Jim Taylor will officiate. Etta was born November 14, 1922 in Idabel, Oklahoma to Pernie Jane (Gray) and Benjamin Franklin Swaffar. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Bridgeport. Etta was a farmer’s wife and seamstress who loved to make clothes. She is survived by her daughter Teresa Moody and husband Mark of Paradise; grandchildren Joshua Moody of Anaheim, California, Matthew Moody of Carterville, Missouri, and Bethany Moody of Dallas, Texas; her best friend Wanda Evans of Bridgeport; and numerous nieces and nephews. Etta was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 44 years Raymond Lee Love; and beloved brothers Elmer and Russell Lee “Red” Swaffar.