Class of 1950

1950 Maroon SpotlightDean Swearingen
Dean Swearingen

Wrestling 46-48, Home Room President.

1950 Graduation Edition
Perry Daily Journal

Dean Swearingen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Swearingen, formerly of Perry and now of Yale. Dean lives with his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Swearingen, 1205 Cedar street. He was born in Perry Nov. 29, 1931, and has received all of his schooling so far in Perry. Dean has taken part in wrestling, football, and baseball, and was a member of the Perry Future Farmers of America chapter from 1946-50. Dean hopes to attend college after leaving PHS.

Dean Edgar Swearingen

November 29, 1931 – April 28, 1994

Dean E.Swearingen, 62, Ada, formerly of Perry, died at 7;10 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 1994, at University hospital in Oklahoma City.

Swearingen was born at Perry on Nov. 29, 1931. His parents were L. B. and Ruth Swearingen. He was a 1950 graduate of Perry high school.

He served in the United States Navy from 1951-55. He and Collette Williams were married at Perry on Aug. 17, 1956. Swearingen graduated from Oklahoma State university in 1959. He was an engineering consultant.

In addition to his wife, of the home, survivors include one daughter, Janelle Scribner, Stillwater; one son, Todd Swearingen, Stillwater; two grandsons, Zachary Scribner and Tyler Scribner, both of Stillwater; and two brothers, Eugene Swearingen and Wayne Swearingen, both of Tulsa.

A private graveside service is planned at Grace Hill cemetery in Perry. Rev. Lynn Scott will officiate. A memorial has been established to benefit the American Heart association.