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GWALTNEY Lillian

Female 1924 - 2007  (82 years)


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  • Name GWALTNEY Lillian  [1
    Birth 26 Dec 1924  [1
    Gender Female 
    Education Claremont, Surry County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Claremont High School 
    Death 13 Apr 2007 
    Burial Dendron, Surry County VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Stewart, Lillian G.
      Saturday, April 14, 2007
      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.
    Person ID I5340  Booth Family
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2013 

    Father GWALTNEY Charles Cox,   b. 29 Aug 1890   d. 12 Oct 1957 (Age 67 years) 
    Mother DURPHEY Emma Lou,   b. 19 Feb 1902   d. 1 Jul 1999 (Age 97 years) 
    Family ID F1944  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family STEWART John Shelton, Jr 
    Children 
     1. STEWART John Shelton, III
    Family ID F1947  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsEducation - Claremont High School - - Claremont, Surry County, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Dendron, Surry County VA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S451] Lucille Gwaltney, Lucille Gwaltney.