Anita Pauline Stewart

Anita Pauline Stewart, 86, 2703 Sunrise Avenue, Johnson City died Monday, November 13, 2006 in the James H. Quillen Veterans Medical Center at Mountain Home. Mrs. Stewart was a native of Carter County, had lived in New York, in Knoxville, Tn and came to Johnson City in 1990 to make her home. She was a daughter of the late Thomas and Ina Meade Shaw Stewart. Mrs. Stewart is also preceded in death by: three sisters, Martha Baker, Nell Merritt and Betty Mae Stewart; two brothers, Thomas Stewart and Mack Stewart. Mrs. Stewart was the owner and operator of the 'The Huddle', a grill in Knoxville for many years. She was a U.S. Army veteran of WW II serving as an ambulance driver. She had been a member of the Union Baptist Church in Hampton, TN since 1934. Survivors include: two brothers, James D. Stewart of Johnson City and Franklin D. Stewart of Kingsport; two sisters, Margaret JoAnn Way of Johnson City and Marcella Sue Combs of Limestone; several nieces and nephews also survive. The funeral service for Anita Pauline Stewart will be conducted at 7:30 PM Thursday, November 16, 2006 in the Morris-Baker Funeral Home. Rev. Sonny Thomas will officiate. The graveside service will be conducted at 1 PM Friday in the Mountain Home National Cemetery. Full Military Honors will be accorded by the V.F.W. Post # 3382 and the Tennessee National Guard. Everyone will meet at Morris-Baker at 12:30 PM Friday to go in procession to the cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Paul Baker and Eddie. The family will receive friends at Morris-Baker on Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30 PM prior to the service. The family request to those who desire memorial gifts may be made to The American Cancer Society, 508 Princeton Road, Suite 102, Johnson City, TN 37601 Online condolences may be sent to the Stewart family via www.morrisbaker.com