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Audra F. Swanson, 90, an Albuquerque, NM, resident since 1997, died April 28, 2006, after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her sister, Billie Strein of Albuquerque; several nephews, nieces, and cousins. Mrs. Swanson was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer O. Swanson; her parents, Charles and Dora West; three brothers; and one sister. During World War II she moved from her hometown of Oak Hill, WV, to Elkton, MD, where she worked in a munitions plant. It was in Elkton that she met her husband who served in the European theater of the war. He was wounded and received the Purple Heart. While Audra had no children of her own, she helped raise three boys when their mother, a dear friend, was killed in an automobile accident. Those boys, now married with families of their own, have continued through the years to keep in touch with "Aunt Audie," as they called her. After leaving Elkton, following the death of her husband, Mrs. Swanson lived in Oak Hill, WV, for several years with a widowed sister. In 1997, after the death of her youngest brother, she moved to Albuquerque to be near her sister Billie and her late husband, Art. Mrs. Swanson was a good Christian and was for many years an active member of the Maranatha Baptist Church in Elkton and the Jones Avenue Church of God in Oak Hill. In her younger years, Audra loved to dance, especially the "jitterbug." She was always an avid reader and a very good "country" cook. She enjoyed living in the southwest and the Indian culture but never lost her love for the beautiful mountains of West Virginia. She will be greatly missed by her family and they would like to thank her friends and caregivers at Camino Assisted Living, Total Community Care (PACE), and Princeton Place Nursing Facility. Cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date in her hometown of Oak Hill, WV, and her cremated remains will be interred in the family plot in the Woods Avenue Historical Cemetery (formerly Oddfellows Cemetery).
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