Stewart, Lillian G.

Dendron, Virginia
Lillian Gwaltney Stewart, 84, passed away Friday, April 13, 2007 at Waverly Healthcare Center in Waverly, VA. Born in Surry County, VA she was the daughter of the late Charlie Cox Gwaltney and Emma Durphy Gwaltney. She was the wife of John Shelton Stewart, Jr. Lillian attended Claremont High School; was past news correspondent in the Dendron area for the Sussex Surry Dispatch for many years; was past member and secretary for the Ladies Auxiliary of Dendron Volunteer Fire Department; was a life member, past secretary, and chaplain of the Surry Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary; and was a member and Assistant Treasurer of the Union Christian Church in Dendron, Virginia. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who served her church and community her entire life.
Besides her husband of 63 years, she is survived by a son, J. Shelton Stewart, III and his wife, Jean, of Elberon; granddaughter, Jennifer S. Gwaltney and her husband, Charles, of Surry; two great-grandsons, Joseph S. Gwaltney and Randall A. Gwaltney, both of Surry; a brother, William R. Gwaltney of Waverly; and an extended family of nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was predeceased by three brothers, Thurman Roy Gwaltney, Walter A. Gwaltney, Sr., and Charles Marks Gwaltney; and two sisters, Louise G. Logan and Audrey Mae Boothe.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. in the Purviance Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Homes, Wakefield, VA, with the Rev. Cecil Smith and the Rev. Daniel M. Wickert officiating. Interment will follow at Union Christian Church Cemetery in Dendron, VA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday evening, 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. and at other times at 2331 New Design Rd., Dendron, VA. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Union Christian Church, 2331 New Design Rd., Dendron, VA 23839; or the Surry Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 188, Surry, VA 23883; or the Dendron Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 155, Dendron, VA 23839. Condolences may be posted at our website, www.jtmorriss.com.