Fran Swayze Lanehart

September 9, 1945 - August 12, 2017

Funeral Services for Fran Swayze Lanehart, 71, of Little Rock, AR, formerly of Ferriday, LA will be held on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 1pm at Comer Funeral Home with Rev. Clyde Ray Webber officiating. The family will receive friends from 11am, until service time. Burial will follow at Natchez City Cemetery under the direction of Comer Funeral Home. Fran was born on September 9, 1945 and passed away on August 12, 2017 at her residence in Little Rock. She was a graduate of Ferriday High School - Class of 1963, and was a proud Ferriday Bulldog Alum. She was employed for over 30 years with the Little Rock School District, as a librarian. Her passion in life was to help children receive books. She often helped at school book fairs by supplementing the cost to ensure that no children were left out. Fran stayed busy in retirement by joining a Zumba class where she made many new friends and she took pride in the fact that she was able to crochet blankets for everyone in her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bruce and Ruby Swayze; and her birth mother, Era Drane Jones. Survivors include her two sons, Ty Lanehart and wife Karen, and Richard Lance Lanehart; one grandson, Jonathan Lanehart; and a dear close friend of the family, Norma Harris, all of Little Rock, Arkansas. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Humane Society of Pulaski County- 14600 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, AR 72210. Pallbearers will be Lehman Lanehart, Charles Lanehart, Chuck Lanehart, Eddie Crow, Johnny Allred, and Jonathan Lanehart. Honorary Pallbearers will be Dr. Brad Baltz and Billy Rucker. The family will hold a memorial service in Little Rock, at a later date.