Mary Hester Stewart of Keysville, Virginia went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 9, 2015.  She was 70 years old.  Mary had been an employee of Southside Community Hospital prior to retiring in 2004.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Lou and Ila Stewart, also of Keysville, Virginia, formerly of Virgilina, Virginia where numerous relatives live.

Mary is survived by her brother, Ned Stewart (Wanda) of Charlotte Court House, Virginia and her two sisters, Gloria Langmeyer (Robert) of Forest, Virginia and Sheila Wilgus (Melvin) of Lexington, NC.  She had three nephews and two nieces, as well as four grandnieces and nephews.  She was life-long member of Ash Camp Baptist Church in Keysville, Virginia.

A funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the Ash Camp Baptist Church in Keysville, Virginia.  A time of visitation with the family will also be held at Ash Camp Baptist Church at 1:00 p.m. prior to the funeral. Interment to follow in church cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Puckett’s Funeral Home in Farmville, Virginia. www.puckettfh.com