Joleen Swadley McMillion

Joleen Swadley McMillion, 90, of Vienna passed away February 1, 2026. She was born in Harrisville, WV on April 28,1935 and resided there until 1994 when she and her husband relocated to Vienna to be closer to their daughters and grandchildren. She was the daughter of the late Loris and Edith Swadley.

She was a 1953 graduate of Harrisville High School and was the homecoming queen and Walnut Festival Princess. She was a longtime member of St. Luke’s United Methodist church where she sang in and directed the choir. After moving to Vienna, she joined Wayside UM where she met many new friends and acquaintances, including a lunch group she met on a weekly basis until her recent illness. She had a beautiful singing voice and was asked to sing at several weddings and funerals. She was also a former member of the Parkersburg Choral Society. She was very active in her daughters’ lives by volunteering for various 4-H camp activities and acting as homeroom mother alongside her best friend, Doris Jo Childers. She also organized the Red Cross bloodmobile in Ritchie County. Additionally, she was an avid lover of reading and travel, especially (over 20) cruises.

She is survived by her daughters, Lisa Cowger (Denny) and Jill Jones Kirk (Bruce Kirk), beloved brother, Steve Swadley (Anne), as well as 4 grandchildren, Brooke Cowger, Brent Cowger, Nicholas Jones and Elizabeth Jones (Brian Carder). Her great-granddaughter and namesake, Chandler Joleen Carder, was her pride and joy over the last year. She also leaves behind several nieces and nephews as well as a brother-in-law, Dr. Moseley Winkler.

In addition to her parents, she was proceeded in death by her husband of 48 years, James (Jim) McMillion and her sister, Sharon Winkler.

Special thanks for the care and compassion demonstrated by the Wyngate staff as well as the Camden Clark chemotherapy unit and ICU team.

Services will be held at Lambert- Tatman Funeral Home in Vienna, Saturday February 7th at 2pm, officiated by Reverend Jim Kelly. Visitation will be held on Friday February 6th from 4pm-7pm, and one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Harrisville IOOF cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to one of the following organizations:

Jon Six Food Ministry Inc.

1509 Grand Central Ave Ste 2

Vienna, WV 26105

Hearts and Hands 4 Paws

PO Box 1004

Parkersburg, WV 26102

Humane Society of Parkersburg

530 29th St

Parkersburg, WV 26101