December 30, 2024, 64, Mount Olive —

Dexter Michael Swinson, 64, a lifelong resident of the Beautancus community near Mount Olive, died Monday, December 30, 2024, at his home.

He was a graduate of North Duplin High School, had worked at A.P. Parts for a number of years, and had assisted area farmers with their farming needs.

Dexter was preceded in death by his parents, William John “Bill” Swinson and Ena Mae Sullivan Swinson; three brothers, William John “Billy” Swinson, Jr., Robert Anthony Swinson, and Henry Nelson Swinson; and two brothers-in-law, Haran Nelson Waters and Rufus Barron Harrell.

He leaves behind three sisters, Clementine S. Waters, Ramona S. Harrell, and Deloris S. Outlaw, all of the Mount Olive area; a sister-in-law, Sandra G. Swinson of Mount Olive; and several nieces and nephews.

Dexter’s family will remember him in a private gathering to be at the W. J. Swinson Family Cemetery.