Sweeney Jr., Palmer Peter

Palmer Peter Sweeney Jr., 85, of Shawsville, died on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Junior was born on July 22, 1925, in Floyd, to Palmer Peter Sweeney Sr. and Okie Webb Sweeney Thorpe. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wives, Peggy Ratcliffe Sweeney and Izola Moles Sweeney; and two sisters, Dorothy Sweeney Sensabaugh and Florence Sweeney Rutledge Tibbs. Junior served his country in World War II and saw action in many of the major battles in Europe. He retired from N&W Railroad and then worked for the Montgomery County School System in Shawsville. Anyone who knew Junior knew his love of playing practical jokes and telling stories. He loved living on the farm so he could bring home every stray he found and could share his harvest with his family, neighbors and friends. Left to cherish his memory are his sons, Lewis Michael Sweeney (Joyce) and Jerry Wayne Sweeney; daughters, Edith Lynn Sweeney Hinkley (Jack) and Nora Lee Beaver (Bob); brother, John Lewis Sweeney (Kay); and sisters, Mary Sweeney Bishop and Darlene Sweeney Lancaster (Kenny). He is also survived by his grandchildren, Michael Sweeney, Gene Sweeney (Carla), Michelle Sweeney McDaughey (David), Melissa Sweeney Nelson (Brian), James Gregory Hinkley (Katie), Christopher Wayne Hinkley, Elizabeth Nicole Hinkley, Brian Lee Beaver; 14 great-grandchildren; and one great-greatgrandchild. The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 5, 2011, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Horne Funeral Home, Christiansburg. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 6, 2011, at the Horne Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Tom Basham officiating. Interment following at Sunset Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent by visiting hornefuneralservice.com.