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Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Mar 25, 2016

Attorney Claude Galbreath Swafford, one of the first 100 women lawyers in Tennessee, died today (March 25) at age 90. Swafford was one of two women in her class at the University of Tennessee College of Law, a class that included her husband, the late Howard Graham Swafford. A passionate advocate for education, she was a member of the Marion County School Board for 20 years and served as president of the Tennessee School Board Association. Swafford was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to serve on the board of the National Legal Services Corporation and was later appointed to the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. A funeral is planned for Monday, 4 p.m., at the First Baptist Church of Jasper, 108 W 3rd St. The family requests no flowers, but contributions may be made to the Claude Galbreath Swafford and Howard G. Swafford Scholarship Endowment at UT College of Law. Read more about her life