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Bethany Joy Swift, Tulsa, Okla.
Bethany Joy Swift, Tulsa, Okla., died Sunday, November 12, 2006. She was 18 years old.
Born December 30, 1987, She was the daughter of Steve and Judy Swift, Tulsa, Okla. And the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Oswalt
She lived a life that made her the "Joy" of her parents, her family, her friends and many others that she encountered. She was a young woman of beauty, and courage. She expressed her love easily through encouragement, laugher and friendship. She was gifted musically, yet it was her heart abandoned to the worship of her Savior, Jesus Christ, that set her apart in her music.
Bethany served those she knew and even those she did not know, taking pleasure in meeting other's needs. Her friendships and love had no boundaries of prejudice or presumption. She loved across generations, races, appearances and social differences She simply loved.
Her brother Andrew preceded her in death.
Surviving her are: her parents, Steve and Judy Swift, Tulsa; her sisters and brother-in-laws, Jessica Rice and Curtis, Tulsa and Rebekah Sullivant and Luke, Kansas City; and her niece Lydia Rose Rice, Tulsa.
Bethany will also be remembered by life long friends and her classmates at Metro Christian Academy, her youth group friends, her new classmates at Oklahoma Baptist University, her neighbors and everyone she touched with her life.
A memorial service was held November 14 at the First United Methodist Church, Tulsa.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Metro Christian Academy Worship Team, 6363 S. Trenton, Tulsa, OK. 74136 in Bethany's name.
Condolences may be send to Steve and Judy Swift at 5158 Oak Leaf Dr., Tulsa, OK. 74131-2653.
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