Almeria H. Stewart

Almeria Haynes Stewart age 78 of 142 Benjamin Road, Eden, passed away early Sunday morning May 25, 2014 at Moses Cone Hospital.

A funeral service will be held 3 pm Tuesday at Fair Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Ridgeview Memorial Gardens.

Almeria was born June 4, 1935 in Rockingham County to the late Harry and Catherine Boyte Haynes. She was graduate of Leaksville High School, Class of 1953 and later received her Registered Nursing Degree in 1956 from Danville Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and retired from Morehead Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Spray United Methodist Church and was recently attending First Wesleyan Church of Eden.

Preceding her in death along with her parents was her first husband, Luther F. Smith and second husband, Morton K. Stewart.

Surviving are daughters, Venecia Collins of Waldorf, MD and Celeste Smith of Reidsville; brothers, Philip C. Haynes and wife Linda of Fredericksburg, VA and Harry B. Haynes Jr. of Sherman, TX; sister, Helga H. Gillespie and husband Daniel of Eden; grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Kasey, Kassidy Collins and Nathaniel Sheriff.

The family will receive friends from 2 til 3 pm at Fair Funeral Home prior to the service and other times at the home of her sister at 142 Benjamin Road.

Memorial contributions to Spray United Methodist Church, 803 Morgan Road, Eden, NC 27288 or to First Wesleyan Church, 607 Church Street, Eden, NC 27288.

Online condolences may be offered at www.fairfuneralhome.com