Wilma Lorene Stewart

Wilma Lorene Stewart, 87, of Rogers, Ark., died Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers. She was born March 29, 1925, in Tennessee, the daughter of Cornelia and Clinton Spain. She had served the Lord for all her life. She was a member of New Hope Assembly of God Church in Rogers. She enjoyed cooking and spending quality time with her family. She liked flowers. She had lived in the Northwest Arkansas area since 1984, after moving from Lockport, Ill. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, the Rev. John Aubrey Spain, the Rev. Virgil Spain; and one infant sister, Margie Ruth Spain. Wilma is survived by her husband of 71 years, Joe Stewart of the home, whom she married Jan. 31, 1942; one son, Charles David Stewart and his wife, Lavanah Viola, of Rogers; one daughter, Patricia Ann Darling of St. Petersburg, Fla.; one sister, Mary Katherine Robinson of Plainfield, Ill.; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Saturday from 1 p.m. until service time at New Hope Assembly of God Church in Rogers. Funeral service will be Saturday 2 p.m. at New Hope Assembly of God Church. Interment will be at National Cemetery in Fayetteville. Memorials to: First Love Ministries in Rogers. Arrangements by Epting Funeral Home, Bentonville. Condolences: www.eptingfuneralhome.webs.com.