Ina Jane Swope

Ina Jane Jernigan Swope, aged 79, died on April 20, 2018 in Charles Town, W.Va. She was born in Little Rock, Ark. and was the daughter of George Edgar Jernigan and Margaret Grey McCarty Jernigan. After graduating from high school, she attended and graduated from Williams Woods College. She married Ernest Orland Swope Jr. in Little Rock, Ark. She later went on to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and graduated with a BA in Social Sciences. She was a published writer and a mother to many that she considered to be her children and family. She was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church. She was also past president of the Arkansas Arabian Horse Club. She was preceded in death by her husband; Ernest Orland Swope, Jr. and brother; Charles Jernigan. She is survived by her son; Jeffrey Orland Swope and her daughter; M. Schay Swope. Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 16, 2018 from 6-8 p.m. at Pinecrest Funeral Home, in Alexander, Ark. A Graveside service will follow May 17, 2018 at 10 a.m. at Forest Hills Memorial Park.