Ms. Shelby Morris Swords

September 4, 1943 - August 2, 2019

Shelby Morris Swords, 75, of Winder, Georgia, passed away Friday, August 2, 2019 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2PM, Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at First Christian Church of Winder with the Rev. Cheryl Cloar officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. at the church on Tuesday. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Winder. Ms. Swords was born September 4, 1943, in Winder, Georgia to the late William Clinton Morris and Vinnie Patton. She worked at Winder Barrow Hospital as an LPN OB charge nurse. She played handbells in choir. Ms. Swords took pride in her yard and made the best chocolate cake ever. She was also a nurse at Winder-Barrow High School. Ms. Swords took pride in her medical knowledge and would have made a good doctor. Ms. Swords was a member at First Christian Church of Winder. She is survived by her children, Greg Davenport of Kentucky, Phyllis Hansford & Michael of Comer, Erica Gregorio & Hugo of San Diego, California and Jessica Burton & Eric of Winder; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Robert Lewis Swords and brother Grady Morris.