Keith (Swearcat) Swearingen

Mr. Stanley Keith Swearingen, known to many as Keith (Swearcat), aged 68, of Hanover, Indiana, passed away on September 11, 2026. Keith was born on June 14, 1958, in New Albany, Indiana, to the late Stanley and Velma Coats Swearingen. A 1976 graduate of New Albany High School, Keith went on to play football as a wide receiver at Murray State, where he majored in business and minored in history. He carried his love for sports into his adult life, where he became a baseball coach for the Borden school system and an AAU Basketball coach at Nolan Fieldhouse in Sellersburg, Indiana. For many years, he worked as a sales manager at S & S Marine in New Albany, Indiana, before his retirement.

Keith was a man of varied interests, including NASCAR and his Dale Earnhardt collection, watching IU Hoosier Basketball, classic rock music, movies, boating, and hiking. He had previously resided in Starlight, Indiana, and Borden, Indiana.

Keith survived by his children, Cody Swearingen (Clista) of Jeffersonville, Indiana and Jason Jenks of New Albany, Indiana; the mother of his children, Diane Miller (David) of Borden, Indiana; his mother-in-law, Jane Rowan of Borden, Indiana; his sister, Sherry Dooley of Jeffersonville, Indiana; his niece, Jill Duvall (Eric) of Charlestown, Indiana; his nephew, Albert Dooley, III (Chancie) of Charlestown, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his parents, Stanley and Velma Coats Swearingen; his father-in-law, David Rowan.

We encourage those who knew and loved Keith to leave memories and upload photos to his memorial page.