Norma June Blystone Stewart

Norma June Blystone Stewart passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 10:30p.m.

She was born in 1948 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Earl Bryan Blystone, Sr. and Mildred Inez Henderson Blystone Bair. She was the widow of James Monroe Stewart and lived the majority of her life in Toccoa Georgia.  Mrs. Stewart was a homemaker, secretary, teacher, tutor, and was also very involved with Veterans issues. She was a National Honor Society Graduate of Punxsutawney Area High School, She was a summa cum laude graduate of Truitt McConnell University, and received her BSEd in secondary mathematics education from the university of Georgia. She also studied at North Georgia tech and was inducted into the national technical honor Society, as well as a member of PBL Club, where she won 4 national awards. She was a member of the UGA alumni association, The Toccoa women’s club, Gold Star Wives, served many positions in the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary both in Toccoa and Cornelia, including both local and district president, Served as Founding Commander of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary in Cornelia, was a founding officer of the American Legion Auxiliary in Cornelia, and a member of the “Old Guard” group of Toccoa National Guard members and their spouses. She also loved to travel, particularly to foreign countries.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, James Monroe Stewart,  sisters, Betty Mcmanus, Ilene Painter, Sylvia Burkett, Carol Blystone, Rita Blystone, brothers, Earl Bryan Blystone Jr., Francis Blystone, sister-in-law Emily Ramey, granddaughter, Kelsey Smith, and great granddaughter Alana Maxwell.

She is survived by her son Michael James Stewart of the home; daughter Shannon (Jeff) Bryant of Seneca, SC; two stepdaughters, Linda (Clay) Smith of Lavonia and Carol A (Andy) Forrest of Eastanollee; sisters, Stella (Larry) Bussard of Smicksburg, Pennsylvania and Brenda (Daryl) Cribbs of Home, Pennsylvania; sisters-in-law, Etta (Chuck) Roberts of Port Orange, Florida and Mary Nolan of Franklin, North Carolina; her dearly loved grandchildren and great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be Sunday, January 12, 2025, 2 p.m. in the Hillcrest Chapel of the Acree-Davis Funeral Home with The Reverend Craig Brown and The Reverend Marvin Brown officiating.  The following gentlemen will service as pallbearers, Charles Forrest, Timmy Thompson, Jim Morgan, Steven Hawkins, Mark Freeman, Brady Morgan and Bill Miles.

The family will receive friends at the Acree-Davis Funeral Home on Sunday from 12 noon until the service time.  Online condolences may be left for the family at www.acree-davisfh.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations made be made in her memory at www.vfwnationalhome.org/donate

Interment will follow in Stephens Memorial Gardens beside her beloved husband James.

Acree-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements for Norma June Blystone Stewart.