Irene Evelyn Dunham

1902 - 1994  (91 years)

• Name	Irene Evelyn Dunham  [1]
  Birth	23 Jun 1902	St Francis, Cheyenne, Kansas, United States
  Gender	Female
  Death	1 Jan 1994	Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA
  Person ID	I11368	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Royal Edward Dunham,   b. 21 Jul 1866, Bedford, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 18 Dec 1944, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Charlotte Evelyn Spooner,   b. 24 Nov 1875, Geneva, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States d. 3 Jun 1962, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1900
  Family ID	F4026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Floyd Raymond Swim,   b. 5 Apr 1900, Pana, Christian, Illinois, United States d. 23 Feb 1988, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA (Age 87 years)
  Children	> 1. Vernon Swim  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Leroy Edwin Swim,   b. 15 Nov 1930, Jefferson City, Missouri, United States d. 15 Feb 2009, Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Charlotte A. Swim,   b. 19 Feb 1939, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA d. 11 Apr 2017, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S21] Hutchinson News, The, (Name: Name: Hutchinson News, The; Location: Hutchinson, Kansas;;), Obit: Bright, Charlotte A. (Swim). 12APR2017. Charlotte A. Bright, 78, of Hutchinson, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Harry Hynes Hospice House, Wichita. She was born February 19, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Floyd S. and Irene (Dunham) Swim. Charlotte graduated from Hutchinson High School. She worked in food service, retiring after 11 years at Elmdale Community Center. Charlotte loved playing Bingo, Farkle, Bunko, and Washers. She also enjoyed helping others with special needs and spending time with her family. On July 2, 1957, she married Robert Bright in Hutchinson. He died on February 17, 1994. She is survived by: daughter, Robin Gresham and special friend, Gary Shuff of Wichita; sons, James and Karen Bright of Hutchinson, Troy and Tammy Bright of Nickerson, Robert Bright of Hutchinson; brother, Vernon Swim and wife Shirley of Colorado Springs, Colo.; grandchildren, Justin Bright, Jeremy Landry, Tiffany Bishop, Colby Bright, and Zachary Bright; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Leroy Swim; and a grandson, Dalton Bright. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April 14, 2017, at Elliott Chapel, Hutchinson, with Pastor Andy Addis officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Friends may call from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Elliott Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at Via Christi, Wichita, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501. Hutchinson News, The 12 Apr 2017