Friends may gather to celebrate the life of Celia Scott McSweyn from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., Thursday evening, September 26^th, at Riverwood Family.

Mrs. McSweyn, 78, of Wesson, died September 23^rd, 2024, at her residence. She was born March 8, 1946, to Bracy Scott and Willie Ruth Scott. Mrs. McSweyn taught Sunday School at Pearson Baptist Church for 15 years. She was a member of Pearl Public Schools Board of Education for 4 years where she served as President for one year. She may have been best known for being the owner of Porches Restaurant in Wesson for 25 years. Everyone who entered Porches was treated as family. Her kindness and excellent hostess skills was much appreciated by each one who shared a meal at Porches. She will be greatly missed by her family, friends, and all who knew her.

Mrs. McSweyn is preceded in death by her parents.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 58 years, Allen McSweyn; sons, Trey McSweyn, Chris McSweyn (Tonya); brother, Pat Scott (Sandy); sister, Sybil Russum; two grandchildren, Carrie McSweyn and Katie McSweyn; and by a host of other loving family members and friends.

The McSweyn family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the 4^th floor and the ICU nurses at Southwest Regional Medical Center for taking such exquisite care of Mrs. McSweyn during her time with them.

Condolences and other information are available online at www.riverwoodfamily.com.