She leaves to mourn her loss, two sons, Fred and Floyd Swanson; two granddaughters, Marquita and Diamonique Swanson; two brothers, John Price and Wallace Caver, and a sister, Aljanette Warner.

Coleman Spilde is a senior staff culture writer and critic at Salon, specializing in film, television and music. He was previously a staff critic at The Daily Beast, and in addition to Salon, his ...