TED A. SWAFFORD III, age 72 of Crossville, TN passed away October 3, 2016. He was born December 5, 1943 in Roane County, TN the son of Ted Jr. and Lozenia Tollett Swafford. He was retired after 36 years as Sgt. with the Tennessee Highway Patrol. He is survived by his wife Irene, daughter- Kristi Pugh and her husband George and sisters- Linda Long and Shirley Arnold.  Services will be held at Central Baptist Church in Crossville TN on Wednesday October 5th from 10 am CST. Til 2 pm CST. Service at 2pm CST. Burial will be at Big Lick Cemetery Crossville.