Lillie Mae Thompson “Aunt Mae” Stewart, 108, of Chickamauga, Georgia, and formerly of Summerville, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at Pruitt Healthcare in LaFayette.
Born on September 24, 1906, she was a member of Hemphill A.M.E. Church and Shady Grove Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Hollis Stewart; parents, Jackson and Annie Sewell Thompson; brother, Felton Smith, Sr.; and sisters, Ellen Avery, Rosa Lee Ellerby and Isabelle Norman.
Survivors are her nieces, Annie Mae Bryant of Chickamauga, Georgia, Voncil Coleman of Chattanooga, Annie Mae Glanton, Laura Dean Knowles, Rosa Lee Stamper, Bessie London, Arbie Avery of Summerville and Bernice Walters of Toledo, OH; nephews, Henry Avery of Rossville and Rowland Stewart of Summerville; loving caregivers, Jeanette and James Caldwell of Chickamauga, and Iuanita Rutledge of Chattanooga; and a host of additional nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends, spanning six generations throughout the United States and as far as Shanghai, China.
Funeral Service will be held Sunday, Aug. 16 at 1 p.m. at Shady Grove Baptist Church, 879 N. Highway 341, Wallaceville Road, Chickamauga, GA with Rev. Michael Montgomery, Rev. Solomon Missouri, and other ministers officiating.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, Aug. 16 at the church from 12:30 p.m. until the funeral hour. Interment will follow in Summerville Cemetery.
Please share your thoughts and memories of Mrs. Lillie Mae Stewart at www.willisfuneralhomedalton.com. Arrangements are by Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton.