Paul Swindoll, 82
June 15, 1944 – August 4, 2026
TUPELO – A great fellow, public servant, learned civil engineer and husband, father, and grandfather, William Paul Swindoll died peacefully at Sanctuary Hospice House on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 after a period of declining health. He was 82 years old.
A Service of Death and Resurrection will take place at 2 PM Sunday, August 9, 2026 from the Sanctuary of St. Luke United Methodist Church with his pastor, Rev. Dr. Amber Lea Gray officiating. Entombment will follow in the Church Columbarium. Friends may visit from 1 PM-service time on Sunday only at St. Luke UMC. Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo Chapel is honored to serve the family. Condolences may be posted to Paul’s memorial page at hollandfuneraldirectors.com.
Paul was born on June 15, 1944 in Winona, MS to the late Joel Lee Swindoll and Nannie Clyde Swindoll, the youngest of three children born to this union. He graduated from Winona High School in 1962 where he was a standout football player. He attended Holmes Jr. College and the University of Southern Mississippi on football scholarships. He ultimately received his BS Degree in Civil Engineering from his beloved Mississippi State University. He worked a full career with the Department of Transportation retiring in 2006 as the District Engineer. After retiring, he worked for Neel-Schaffer Engineering until 2015 after receiving a call to come to work for a few weeks. It was there that he finished his Civil Engineering career and where he made great friends for the rest of his life.
Paul enjoyed membership at St. Luke UMC where he was active in the Men’s Coffee Club and his Sunday school class. An avid Mississippi State Bulldog football and baseball fan where he enjoyed rooting for the Dawgs and cooking out with his close friends. He enjoyed traveling with Paula, playing golf whenever possible and riding Hercules around on the golf cart. He made beautiful friends at his home in the Lake Circle neighborhood including many children who respected him. As his health declined, his neighborhood friends regularly bought him homemade get-well cards which Paula will save for generations to come.
Paul is survived by his wife of 27 years, Paula Marcy Swindoll of Tupelo; his daughters, Pam Swindoll Stein (Blake) and Kelly Swindoll; his son, Davy Estes (Brandy); his grandchildren, Drew Stein (Ashley), Zack Stein (Jessica) and Boston Estes; his great-grandchildren, Blakely, Evelyn, Ella Grace, Georgia Blake and Jeremy; nieces, nephews and cousins and their families. Preceding him in death are his parents, Joel and Nannie; his sister, Shirley Sue Swindoll Crawford, and his brother, Joe Lee Swindoll.
Memorials may be made to Sanctuary Hospice House, P.O. Box 2177, 38802, St. Luke UMC, 1400 Clayton Avenue, Tupelo, MS 38804, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Please follow the funeral home link above for further information, or to send online condolences or memorial gifts.
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