Geraldine Henson

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Mrs. Geraldine Stewart, 62, 103 West Locust Street, Johnson City, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 30, 2010, unexpectedly at her residence.

She was the daughter of the late John and Ira Vines Henson and was born in Carter County. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Harrell Henson.

Mrs. Stewart was a graduate Hampton High School. She and her husband were the owners and operators of David's New and Used Merchandise.

She is survived by her husband, David L. Stewart, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Sheila Ward, Fort Walton Beach, FL; a daughter and son-in-law, April and Tony Tunyavongs, Washington, DC; three grandchildren, Emily Ward, Dustin Glover, Nolan Tunyavongs; a brother, Charles E. Henson, Elizabethton; two sisters, Marquetta Greene, Elk Park, NC; Bernita Grindstaff, Elizabethton; a step-son, Bobby Ward, Richmond, KY; a step-daughter, Penny Rice and her husband, Tim, Elizabethton; three step-grandchildren, Kellum, Magan and Lora; a brother-in-law, Sonny Richard Stewart, Erwin, TN; a sister-in-law, Patsy Ann Simpson and her husband, John, Johnson City; and a half-sister, Willa Jean Ward, Boone, NC. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

The funeral service for Mrs. Stewart will be conducted on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at 7:00 PM in the Tetrick Funeral Home, Chapel of Peace, Elizabethton.

The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 5:00-7:00 PM prior to the service and at the home of a niece, Shelia Loudermilk, 2138 Carroll Creek Road, Johnson City, at other times.

The graveside service and interment will be conducted on Thursday, June 3, 2010, at 10:00 AM at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Justin Loudermilk, Carroll Glover, John Grindstaff, Sonny Stewart, Dustin Glover and Donivan Grindstaff. Honorary pallbearers will be J.M. Greene, Luther Grindstaff and Teddy Irick.

John married Ira B. Vines on 30 Dec 1940 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Ira was born on 25 Dec 1912; died on 21 Mar 1982 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Flat Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Mary A. Mitchell about 1902 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Mary was born about 1864; died about 1928 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Flat Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Rebecca Reece on 28 Feb 1846 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina. Rebecca (daughter of Valentine Reece, Jr. and Joanna Eggers) was born on 11 Nov 1825 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 3 Jun 1888 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; was buried in Henson's Chapel Cemetery, , Watauga County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]