Ora Elizabeth Stewart

Ora "Pud" Holden Stewart, 78, of Etowah, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2011 in a McMinn County hospital. She spent most of her life in Polk County, but in recent years she lived in McMinn County. She attended Watson's Chapel in Madisonville. She enjoyed spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Linnie Gregg Holden; first husband, J. D. Woody; second husband, Hayes Stewart; infant son, Freddie Woody; granddaughter, Crystal Meyers; infant great granddaughter, Madison Ballew; brothers, Wendy Holden, Jim Holden and Birch Holden; and sisters, Mary Kate Richardson and Martha Hurt. She is survived by her sisters, Mary Olsen and Johnnie Harris; children, Lucille Wilson and husband, Tom, Martha Ballew and husband, Grant and Mary Ann Blackwell; grandchildren, Ray Ballew, Tabby Oliver-Helms and husband Jason, Ashley Wilson and Nathan Ervin, Emily Wilson and Jake Barnett, Jasmine Blackwell and Brandon Hoffer and Racynda Ward and husband, Andy; great grandchildren, Logan Ballew, Danielle Ballew, Gabe Baxter and Jayden Ward. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 25, 2011 at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastor Wayne Trentham and Pastor Jerry Herron officiating. Interment will follow in Benton Cemetery with Ray Ballew, Daniel Shelton, Jake Barnett, Nathan Ervin, Perry Rogers and Jerry Richardson will serve as pallbearers. A white dove release ceremony will conclude the service. The family will receive friends on Friday from 1:00-2:00 p.m. prior to the service. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Stewart family guest book at www.higginsfuneral.com.