Dr. Paul Glenn Swinney

A Celebration of the life of Dr. Paul Glenn Swinney, 89, of Tyler, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 15, at Stewart Family Funeral Home with burial to follow at Mason Cemetery in Arp. A visitation will be Friday, November 14, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Stewart Family Funeral Home. Paul was born July 24,1936, in Jacksonville, Texas, to Cecil Calvert Swinney and Jewel Thomas Swinney and died Tuesday, November 11, 2025. He attended Chapel Hill High School, Tyler Junior College and graduated from The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston in 1960 with a Doctorate in Dental Surgery. He and his wife, Carol, returned to Tyler where he practiced dentistry for 42 years, initially building his practice through compassionate, skilled care of pediatric patients. Paul grew up in a rural general store in Swinneytown, east of Tyler, until he left to study dentistry. A dedicated advocate of his profession, Paul served as President of the Texas Dental Association in 1994 and took great pride that his son and a grandson also entered the dental profession. He and Carol met in high school and were the best dancers in any crowded dancehall; he devoted his life after retirement to caring for her through an extended battle with cancer. He professed faith in Jesus at a young age and told anyone he could about Him until his last days, serving as a deacon at Bethel and Green Acres Baptist churches, teaching Sunday School to young married couples and providing dental care along the South Texas border. Paul is survived by his son, Dr. Chip Swinney and wife Kimberly of Tyler; daughter, Janna Swinney Walker and husband Rex of New Braunfels; grandchildren, Dr. Trey Swinney and wife Melissa, Rex Swinney, Callie Walker Erk and husband Nathanael, Reynolds Walker, Charlotte Walker, and sister, Joyce Swinney Cook of Grand Cane, Louisiana. He lived to see five beautiful great-granddaughters added to the family: Farrah, Sutton, Scarlett, Shiloh and Lily June. Paul was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved wife, Carol Lewis Swinney. Memorials may be made to Bethesda Health Clinic at www.bethesdaclinic.org or Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd, Tyler, Texas, 75701.

Dr. Paul Glenn Swinney

July 24, 1936 - November 11, 2025