Background
Swords, Mary Vandiver was born on December 18, 1940 in Baldwyn, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of James Nelson and Quana (McCarthy) Vandiver.
Swords, Mary Vandiver was born on December 18, 1940 in Baldwyn, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of James Nelson and Quana (McCarthy) Vandiver.
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Mississippi University for Women, 1961. Postgraduate, University Alabama, 1980.
Teacher Natchez (Mississippi) Adams County Schools, 1961-1963, Huntsville (Alabama) City Schools, 1963-1964, 80-90, Baldwyn (Mississippi) School District, 1990-1992, 95—. Aerospace education coordinator Tri-State Education Initiative, Iuka, Mississippi, 1992-1995.
Member board Baldwyn School Endowment Fund, 1994. Member Honduras mission team Global Missions, Tupelo, Mississippi, 1992. Library week chairman Baldwyn Public Library., 1991.
Member Baldwyn PTO, 1990-1994. Member Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alpha Kappa Delta.
Married William Arthur Swords, June 8, 1963. Children: William Edward, James Nelson, Susan Swords Thames.