Christi Swearingen
Christi Swearingen
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Christi was born February 4, 1950, in Spokane, WA to Gilbert and Yvonne (Gibson) Philo. She was later adopted by Earl Winans when he married Yvonne. She married Thomas Burke Swearingen on August 9, 1980 in Spokane, WA.
Christi is survived by her brother Kevin Winans and his wife Betty of Spokane, WA, stepdaughters: Kathy Sterbenz and her husband Jim of Hoyt, KS, and Thais Swearingen of Missoula, MT.
Christi will be interred in a private ceremony at a later date.
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Kevin Winans
July 14, 2025
We can´t change the past, but we can learn from it. Through Gods timing and saved by grace, she is now at rest.
She was my sister and I will miss her.
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