Ms. Teala Marie McSwain, 54, of 3311 Shelby Rd., Lawndale, NC passed away   Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Services were held at Zion Baptist Church, Shelby, NC. Burial followed in the church  cemetery.
Ms. McSwain was preceded in death by her father, E.K. McSwaIn.
She is survived by her mother, Mozelle Sparks McSwain of Lawndale; 1 brother, Ted McSwain and wife Lynn of Lawndale; 2 nephews; and her DSS family over the years.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Zion Baptist Church, 525 W. Zion Church Road, Shelby, NC 28150.
Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Shelby, NC is serving the family.