Daniel "Danny" Ray Swafford, 72, of Franklin, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019.

Born in Macon County he was the son of Mildred Shope Swafford and the late Ray Swafford. He was a graduate of Franklin High School, then received an Associate Degree from Southwestern Community College. Danny was a member of First Baptist Church where he was formerly a deacon and member of the Adult 2 Sunday School Class. He worked for many years at Belden and was a member of Gideons International. He enjoyed fishing and being outdoors.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his brother, David Wayne Swafford and wife Linda of Franklin.

A Funeral Service will be held at 3 pm, Sunday, June 2 at First Baptist Church. Dr. Robert Brown, Rev. Jack Jarrett, and Rev. Steve Reeves will officiate. Burial will be in Iotla Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at First Baptist Church.

Pallbearers will be David Cheek, Jim Shope, Clark Shope, Henry Wall, John Hook, Alan Vinson, and Rick Rogers.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Jay Sanders, Bud Shope, David Snyder, Mac Harrison, Wayne English, Mike Breedlove, and Joe Breedlove.

Memorial donations can be made to First Baptist Church, 69 Iotla Street, Franklin, NC 28734 or Gideons International, PO Box 97251, Washington, DC 20090.

Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Condolences can be made to the family at www.maconfuneralhome.com