Stout, Swanson Monroe

Swanson (Swany) Monroe Stout, 70, of Dublin, died Monday, February 11, 2013, in the New River Valley Medical Center, Radford. He was born in Pulaski January 13, 1943, and was the son of the late Raymond Monroe Stout and Ellen Dalton Stout; and was also preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Stout.

He was a retired employee of R.A.A.P. Radford. He was also a member of the Pulaski First Church of the Brethren.

Surviving are wife, Patricia Stout, of Dublin, they were married for 31 years and he was the love of her life; daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Gary Blankenship, of Dublin; son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Angela Myers, of Floyd; four grandchildren, Taryn Blankenship and Jaci Blankenship, Trevan Myers and Kaylee Myers.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday from the Stevens Funeral Chapel with the Pastor Frank Peters and Dr. Charles Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the Highland Memory Gardens, Dublin. Visiting will be Wednesday from the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that memorials be made to the Pulaski First Church of the Brethren, 1749 Newbern Road, Pulaski, VA 24301. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski.