J u l iet (Sue) Sw ane r w as b o rn i n K inde r , L o ui sia n a o n Se pt e mb e r 21, 1946 t o t h e lat e Fr e d Jop es an d S e l ena H al l Jop es.

Su e l ive d th e m aj o ri t y o f her l i fe i n K i n de r , where s h e ra ise d h e r tw o won d e rful s on s
Jo se ph Evan s, Jr and Lion e ll Evans .

Wh e t he r S u e w a s r ecognize d as M om, Maw M aw, N a n n y Su e, M s . Su e o r Fr e d J o p es
d aug h te r , wh e n eve r an d w h e r e v e r y o u m e t he r y ou could see h e r with a s m i l e on h e r
fa ce pr o f es s ing h e r f ai t h a b o u t th e go odn ess o f God . Sh e a l ways had tim e f o r pr aye r
and sc ripture for an y on e.

Af te r Go d , Su e' s m os t pri ze d po ssessio n s w e r e h e r c hildr e n and g rand ch ild ren . From
h e r ol dest s o n t o h er you n ges t g r e at g r an d-c hi ld sh e r e f e rr ed to t h e m as h er b a bi es
a nd n o one c ould c o n vince h er oth e r wise. H e r love for h e r famil y didn ' t sto p th e r e.
Sh e s pr ea d h e r l o v e to h e r si blin gs; s h e still r e f e rr e d t o h er y oun ge st broth e r a s , "my
bab y bro t h e r . " Ev e ry n iece a nd eve r y ne ph ew had a un i qu e bond wi t h th ei r N a nn y S u e a nd t hat bond su mm e d up to b e LO V E.

Su e h a d a n u n wave rin g d e s i r e t o h e lp ot h er p eo pl e. M a n y t i mes, sh e w ou ld pu t
h e r se lf on th e ba c k burn e r to pick up food s taples and di s tribut e them t o f a mili e s in
th e co mmun i t y. Oft e n , s h e would c l ea n out h e r c lo se t an d d o na te unus e d c l o th e s to
goo d w ill. Sh e w oul d say , " I ' m not se ll i n g th e m , I ' m goi n g t o bl es s som e on e."

Th e mat e ria l s th a t S u e wa s attr ac t e d to w e r e e l e phant f igurines and pl a n ts. T hi s
w as vis ibl e to an y on e that v is i ted h e r hom e.

Su e was pr ece d e d in d ea th b y h e r par ents: Fr e d and Se l ena Jop es, two siste r s: S a ll y
J one s a n d L i lli e Ch a ch ere , four b r ot he r s: Fr e ddie J a m es (Ned) Jop es, John J o p es,
L eo n e l (Mut t) Jop es , a nd Ro y mal Jop es.

Su e l e a ves to ch e ri s h h e r m e mori e s t w o son s : Joseph E va n s, Jr. , Lion e l E va n s (Lois) ,
thr ee g rand c hildr e n : Le' Ann Jo nes ( T e rr y), J os hua E v an s an d Leland e E vans, f iv e
g r e at- g r an d c hildr en, on e brother: Ro y J o p es (Gret a ) and two s i s t e r s: Equilla
Vi cto r i an (H e nr y ) and B e rnad e tte J o p es - J o in er, a ho st of ni eces , ne ph ews, oth e r
r e lat ives an d fri e nd s.