Japonia Lameva Harris-Swanson

On April 14, 2026, God picked a flower from His earthly garden to replenish his everlasting bouquet.

Mrs. Japonia Lameva Harris-Swanson was born in Fort Deposit, AL on February 19, 1980 to Mrs. Juanita Simmon (late ED Simmons) and the late Mr. Danny Crenshaw.

She leaves behind a loving husband, Tramain Swanson; four children: Zakeela Malisham, Javarion Malisham, Jalindria Malisham and Zailyn Swanson; one grandson, Ke’Layden Daniel, all of Tuskegee, AL.

She has three sisters: Tina Simmons, Donneka and Monica Wilson, all of Fort Deposit, AL; two brothers: James Simmons and Kato Simmons of Fort Deposit, AL; four aunts: Janice Bibb of Montgomery, AL, Evonne Harris, JoAnn Bailey and Sharlene Lucky, all of Fort Deposit, AL; two uncles: Willie James Crenshaw and Steve Crenshaw of Fort Deposit, AL. She also leaves a mother-in-law, Mary (Rodney) Cope of Tuskegee, AL; father-in-law, Ellis (Deneen) Whitfield of Birmingham, AL; five brothers-in-law: Roderick (Raven) Cope of Smith Station, AL, Kendrick (Nicole) McDougle, Kenneth Whitfield, Ellis (Monique) Whitfield Jr., Matthew (Raven) Peters, all of Birmingham, AL; one sister-in-law, Kayla Cope of Tuskegee, AL.

Two special friends: Dallo Johnson and Tameka Thompson, and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and other family members who will miss her deeply

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