John Richard Stuart

SERVICES:  TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 20152:00 P. M. OLD PEARL VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCHVISITATION:  MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015 5:00 - 7:00 P. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS FUNERAL HOME INTERMENT: OLD PEARL VALLEY CEMETERYOFFICIATING:  DR. DAN HOWARD REV. DWIGHT FLEMINGMr. Stuart, 83, of Smyrna, Tennessee, died Thursday April 9, 2015 in Tennessee. Born April 5, 1932, to Levi Lincoln and Eddie Lee Stuart of Arlington, Mississippi, John was one of eight children.  Brothers Windol, Rudolph, Ralph along with sisters, Martha Carolyn, Waldine, Doris and Winifred, all held strong Neshoba County ties throughout their lifetime. John married his sweetheart, Hilda Annette Johnson, on June 22, 1952. They have two children, Marty, born 1958 and Jennifer, born 1960.  The family has lived in Middle Tennessee since 1974. John Stuart served in the Army from 1953-1955.  Throughout his life he held jobs as a brick mason and factory supervisor for the Chromalox and Whirlpool companies. John Stuart is survived by his wife, Hilda of Smyrna, Tennessee; his daughter, Jennifer of Smyrna, Tennessee; his son Marty, and his wife, Connie, of Hendersonville,Tennessee and brother, Ralph of Arlington, Mississippi. John and Hilda Stuart are former members of Old Pearl Valley Baptist Church in Arlington, Mississippi.  They are current members of the Parkway Baptist Church in Smyrna, Tennessee.The Stuart Family wishes to thank Old Pearl Valley Baptist Church, McClain-Hays Funeral Home, Clancy Frasier, Cronin Creative, Jami Francescon, Breeze Coach, Six White Horses, Jackie Matthews, Jane Hodgins, Terri Watkins, Jacob Starks, Jack Spencer, The Adams Place Staff, Mary Gordon, Maria-Elena Orbea and the great State of Mississippi.Pallbearers were Stuart Duett, Steve Duett, Gary Eubanks, Johnny Stuart, Jeff Stuart, Brad Stuart.  Honorary pallbearers were Barney Nowell, Butch Hodgins, Ricky Hodgins, Dickey Day, Don Johnson, Thomas Gamblin, Tommy Wren, Ralph Stuart, John Brady Stuart, Caden Stuart, Dan Whittle, Howard Verry, Buddy Cox, Herbie Elliott, Tom Jones, Wes Ely, James Powers, Douglas Beatty, Harold Willis and Roy D. Willis.