Hope Richardson Swift, age 43, of Lake City, FL. passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Lake City Medical Center following a brief illness.

Hope was born in Live Oak, FL. on February 22, 1978 to the late James Walter Richardson and Irene Thomas Richardson. Hope worked as a customer service representative but it is agreed that while she was paid to do that job, Hope considered it a real pleasure because she loved helping others. Hope had a gift that enabled her to meet and greet and extend a helping hand. She was loved by everyone that knew her.

Survivors include her husband, Michael Swift, Lake City; her two sons, Nathan Putnel and James Swift, both of Lake City; her daughter, Carrie Putnel of Branford, FL.; her mother, Irene Richardson; her two brothers, James Richardson of Rochester, NY and Joseph "Bubba" Richardson of Jasper, FL.

Memorial services was held on Monday, October 25, 2021 at Live Oak Assembly of God Church in Live Oak, FL.