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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Del
Swilley
November 11, 1934 – December 20, 2017
DELMA WAYNE SWILLEY, Major USAF (Ret)
A kind man, beloved Husband, Father & Grandfather, true
9 th Generation American patriot and born again Christian,
made his last flight west into his eternity Dec. 20, 2017
surrounded by loving family and friends. An outstanding athlete
at Seacrest HS and FSU where he joined Phi Delta Theta Fraternity,
in 1956 he married his high school sweetheart, Billie Jo McFee and
so began their storybook marriage of 61 years. Their love and
devotion, with God's blessing, produced 3 wonderful children,
Tim (Cindy), Paul (Ginger), Darbe and 6 unique grandchildren;
Brooke, Nick and Hayley Swilley; John Wayne Swilley; Elyse and
Alexandra (deceased) Lautenschlager. Del retired from the Air
Force in 1971 and traded his wings for a hammer and nails and
became a General Contractor in the Delray Beach area. Retired
in 1999, he and BJ lived happily ever after golfing and fishing in
both Florida and the magical N. Georgia Mts.
Visitation will be Thursday, Dec. 28 th from 6PM to 8 PM at Boynton
Memorial Chapel, 800 W. Boynton Beach Blvd. Boynton Beach, Fl.
Funeral Services will be 12:00 PM Dec. 29 th at Seacrest Presbyterian
Church, 2703 N. Seacrest Blvd. Delray Beach, FL 33444. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made to Seacrest Presbyterian Church.
Visitation
Boynton Memorial Chapel
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Funeral Service
Seacrest Presbyterian Church
Starts at 12:00 pm
Graveside Service
South Florida National Cemetery
Starts at 2:15 pm
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