Clyde A Erwin High School Alumni
Asheville, North Carolina (NC)
In Memory of
Hilda Messer Swayngim
Passed away 2023
Hilda Messer Swayngim attended Clyde A Erwin High School in Asheville, NC.
Class of 1965
Date of Passing Apr 15, 2023
Date of Passing Apr 15, 2023
Asheville – Hilda Messer Swayngim, 75, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the
Laurels of Summit Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center.
A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Ms. Swayngim was a 1965 graduate of Erwin High
School and retired as a CNA from WNC Baptist Retirement Home. She was a member of Emma Baptist Church.
Ms. Swayngim was the daughter of the late Council and Bethel Clark Messer. She was also preceded in death by a son, Richard “Rick” Swayngim; brothers: Glenn Messer, Earl Messer, and sisters: Ruth Ellege, Linda Penland, Shirley Trantham.
Surviving are her son, Brian Swayngim and wife Selena; daughter-in-law, Ingrid Swayngim; and grandchildren: Gavin Swayngim, Grant Swayngim, Brandon Swayngim, and Sheena Hagan. Additionally, she maintained a lifelong special family bond with her nephew, Anthony ‘Skip’ Gregory and wife Lola, children Tyler and Malaya. And niece, Lisa Trantham Mitchell and husband Rob, children Kory, Kegan, and Chaise. She also has one surviving sibling, her brother Ray Messer.
Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Green Hills Cemetery, with Tim Warren officiating.
Anders-Rice Funeral Home is honored to serve the Swayngim family.
Laurels of Summit Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center.
A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Ms. Swayngim was a 1965 graduate of Erwin High
School and retired as a CNA from WNC Baptist Retirement Home. She was a member of Emma Baptist Church.
Ms. Swayngim was the daughter of the late Council and Bethel Clark Messer. She was also preceded in death by a son, Richard “Rick” Swayngim; brothers: Glenn Messer, Earl Messer, and sisters: Ruth Ellege, Linda Penland, Shirley Trantham.
Surviving are her son, Brian Swayngim and wife Selena; daughter-in-law, Ingrid Swayngim; and grandchildren: Gavin Swayngim, Grant Swayngim, Brandon Swayngim, and Sheena Hagan. Additionally, she maintained a lifelong special family bond with her nephew, Anthony ‘Skip’ Gregory and wife Lola, children Tyler and Malaya. And niece, Lisa Trantham Mitchell and husband Rob, children Kory, Kegan, and Chaise. She also has one surviving sibling, her brother Ray Messer.
Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Green Hills Cemetery, with Tim Warren officiating.
Anders-Rice Funeral Home is honored to serve the Swayngim family.