A Celebration of Life service for Mr. James Norman Stewart, 85, of Tallassee, will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 27, 2018, at Shelton Funeral Home Chapel, 2105 Beltline Road, SW, Decatur. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to service at the funeral home.
Mr. Stewart died Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home in Alexander City, Alabama. Born July 20, 1933, in Lawrence County, he was the son of the late Henry Milton Stewart and Ella Dale Sanderson Stewart.
Norman grew up in Hatton and married Barbara Brackin in 1953. Norman served in the U.S. Army overseas from 1954 to 1956. He and Barbara moved to Decatur where they resided until 2012 when they moved to Tallassee to live next door to their son, Marty.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Brackin Stewart; his son, James Marty Stewart (Lane) of Tallassee; his three grandchildren, Luke Cannon Stewart (Emily) of Fairhope, Regan Dale Stewart of Nashville, Tennessee, and Brackin James Stewart of Troy; his sister, Judy Stewart Gilliland of Hatton; and two nephews, Shane Gilliland (Jamie) and Chris Gilliland, both of Hatton.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Westmeade Baptist Church, 2030 Beltline Road, SW, Decatur, AL 35601.
