Charlotte A. Swim

1939 - 2017  (78 years)

• Name	Charlotte A. Swim  [1]
  Birth	19 Feb 1939	Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	11 Apr 2017	Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States   [1]
  Burial	14 Apr 2017	Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA   [1]
  	Memorial Park Cemetery
  Person ID	I11371	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Floyd Raymond Swim,   b. 5 Apr 1900, Pana, Christian, Illinois, United States d. 23 Feb 1988, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Irene Evelyn Dunham,   b. 23 Jun 1902, St Francis, Cheyenne, Kansas, United States d. 1 Jan 1994, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Lee Bright,   b. 17 Mar 1934, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA d. 17 Feb 1994, South Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1957	Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Children	> 1. Robin Bright  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. James Bright  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Troy Bright  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Robert Bright  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S21] Hutchinson News, The, (Name: Name: Hutchinson News, The; Location: Hutchinson, Kansas;;), Obit: Bright, Charlotte A. (Swim). 12APR2017. Charlotte A. Bright, 78, of Hutchinson, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Harry Hynes Hospice House, Wichita. She was born February 19, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Floyd S. and Irene (Dunham) Swim. Charlotte graduated from Hutchinson High School. She worked in food service, retiring after 11 years at Elmdale Community Center. Charlotte loved playing Bingo, Farkle, Bunko, and Washers. She also enjoyed helping others with special needs and spending time with her family. On July 2, 1957, she married Robert Bright in Hutchinson. He died on February 17, 1994. She is survived by: daughter, Robin Gresham and special friend, Gary Shuff of Wichita; sons, James and Karen Bright of Hutchinson, Troy and Tammy Bright of Nickerson, Robert Bright of Hutchinson; brother, Vernon Swim and wife Shirley of Colorado Springs, Colo.; grandchildren, Justin Bright, Jeremy Landry, Tiffany Bishop, Colby Bright, and Zachary Bright; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Leroy Swim; and a grandson, Dalton Bright. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April 14, 2017, at Elliott Chapel, Hutchinson, with Pastor Andy Addis officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Friends may call from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Elliott Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at Via Christi, Wichita, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501. Hutchinson News, The 12 Apr 2017