Funeral services for Mrs. Wanda June Stewart, age 62 of Carthage, Texas, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home Chapel with Jeff Asher and Kerry Henry officiating. Interment will follow in Restland Memorial Park near Carthage. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Stewart passed away on Saturday morning, August 25, 2007 at her home in Carthage.
Wanda June Stephenson Stewart was born on June 11, 1945 in Texas City, Texas to Joe Dudley and Betty Attaway Stephenson. She married Thomas Stewart on January 2, 1960 in Henderson. She worked as produce manager at Brookshire Brothers Grocery Store in Carthage for many years. Mrs. Stewart had lived in Carthage since 1972, moving from Kilgore. She was a member of Northside Church of Christ in Carthage. Mrs. Stewart was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Charles and Bud Stephenson; and one sister, Joan Rozelle.
Mrs. Stewart is survived by her husband of 47 years, Thomas Stewart of Carthage; two sons, David Stewart and wife Sue of Carthage and Kenneth Stewart and wife Melissa of Kilgore; one daughter, Anita Bridges and husband Terry of Carthage; two brothers, Bobby Stephenson and wife Debbie of Bacliff and Barry Stephenson and wife Ruth of Channelview; three sisters, Patsy Hooks of Kilgore, Barbara of Houston, and Georgia; seven grandchildren, Jeremy Stewart, Jessica Stewart, Samantha McCracken, Pattie Foster, Melissa Foster, Cody Tinkle, and Miki Brevard; and four great-grandchildren, Gabriel Stewart, Thomas Russell Stewart, Stacie Brevard, and Alaina Brevard.
Serving as pallbearers are Bill Pryor, Scott Goolsby, Mike Evanoff, Bob Kaatz, Sherman Pope, and Joe Fomby. Serving as an honorary pallbearer is Paul Ragland.
If desired, memorials may be made to Northside Church of Christ, 701 W. Cottage Rd., Carthage, Texas 75633.
A guestbook may be signed online at www.jimerson-lipsey.com.