“I AM THE STORM” and “I’VE GOT THIS” were the valiant battle cries we frequently heard in her fight against this horrible cancer. She was courageous and brave, but she ultimately lost her last great battle and passed away on March 18, 2024 at home with her family.
Amanda Eccles Swann was born on September 14, 1979 in Ogden, Utah, youngest daughter of David and Carol Eccles. She attended schools in San Ramon, California, and met the love of her life, best friend, and soulmate there. She married Jason Everett Swann on June 20, 1998 in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Mandy and Jason have three children: Olivia, who is 18, Bentley, who is 14, and Fallon, who is 11. Nothing meant more to Amanda than her family.
Mandy was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served as a worker in the Primary and Young Women’s Programs. She has felt the arms of her Heavenly Father and Savior encircling her throughout this ordeal as she prayed for comfort and peace.
Mandy loved her family and her animals: horses, dogs, cats and chickens, and they all adored her. She was loved by all who knew her and made everyone feel accepted and loved. Her home at Christmastime was a wonderland as she and Jason worked together to make the decorations magical. She especially loved her Dicken’s Village which Jason would artistically construct and create every year with her. She also loved to travel with her family to Hawaii, and loved being with her extended family as well, wherever that may be. She brought immeasurable joy to all her family.
Mandy has been reunited with her Grandparents and her brother, David, on the other side of the veil. She is survived by her husband, Jason, and the three children, Olivia, Bentley, and Fallon; her parents David and Carol Eccles; her siblings, Chad Eccles (Shauna) from Riverton, Utah; Camille French (Paul) from Phoenix. Arizona; Brandon Eccles (Annalise) from Highland, Utah; and Melyssa Cabrera (Carlos) from Fresno,California, and 19 nieces and nephews. On the Swann side, she is survived by her in-laws, Abbie and Jim Gillespie, her father-in-law, Neal Swann (Debbie), half-sister-in-law, Jolene, her brothers-in-law, Justin Swann (Emiko), Jeremy Swann (Gayle), and Jake Swann (Leilani), and seven Swann nieces and nephews.
Amanda’s funeral will be held on Monday, April 1, 2024 at 11:00 am, preceded by a viewing at 9:30 am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel, 38980 Sky Canyon Drive, Murrieta, California. She will be buried at Murrieta Valley Cemetery, 42800 Ivy Street, Murrieta, California on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
Flowers may be sent to 24651 Washington Ave, Murrieta, CA 92562.
