Norma “Faye” Stewart, 83, of South Charleston, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 31, 2008, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with a 2 month illness.
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have keep the faith.”
“Enter thou unto the joy of the Lord!”
Faye was welcomed home by her husband of 53 years, Woodrow “Woody” Stewart, her parents Beulah and Luther Adkins; her sisters Margie, Nina and Charlene, her brothers Jim and Denver; and Woody’s parents Ben and Ida Stewart.
She was a graduate of Washington District High School, a devoted homemaker and an active member of Mountain Heights Church, the Joy Club Bible Study and the Freedom Bowling League. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother; a kind and devoted friend and neighbor.
Faye is survived by her brother, Wayne and his wife Kay of Vero Beach, FL; her son Jerry Stewart and his wife Mollie, her son Jimmy Stewart and his wife Kathy, her daughter Beverly Samples and her husband Bud, all of South Charleston; her grandchildren Brent (Sharon) Samples, Becky (Kevin) Tucker, Ben (Nadya) Samples, Jason (Andrea) Stewart and Jeannie (Joe) Lude; great-grandchildren Aaron and Lydia Faye Tucker, Cadence and Kennedy Stewart and Brianna and Scottie Lude; and her great friend Eloise Dunlap.
Funeral service will be held Wednesday June 4, 2008 at 11:00 am at Curry Funeral Home 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with the Reverend Benny Pauley officiating. Burial will follow at Graceland Memorial Park South Charleston. Family and friends may gather from 6 to 8 PM Tuesday at the funeral home.
Flowers are always appreciated, but memorial donations may also be made to Mountain Heights Church, 1201 Chestnut Street, South Charleston, WV 25309.