Mrs. Dorthy Mae Hairston Stuart, 87, of Floyd,
Virginia, went home to be with the
Lord on December 23, at 10:30 am. God graced us with this extraordinary
daughter,
wife and mother on October 4, 1927 to the late
Phillip S. and Clessie H. Hairston. She
is preceded in death by her husband, Ivan Ira Stuart, Sr. and her sons Ivan Ira
Stuart, Jr. and Uycless Selwyn Stuart.
Dorthy was raised by a minister father and
anointed mother who loved the Lord all of their lives. She joined Little River Missionary Baptist
Church, and was a dedicated and faithful
member and Deaconess for 60 years. She
was also a faithful member of the Willing Workers Club until the end.
She was a very dedicated wife and mother and was
known by many as the hardest working woman in Floyd County. There was absolutely nothing she wouldn’t do
for the Lord and her family. During her marriage she helped to raise her
younger siblings after her father suffered a debilitating injury, and cared for
over 25 foster children from the Southwest Virginia area while they waited to
return to their parents or to permanent homes also taking permanent custody of
one and adopting the other.
Dorthy is survived by daughters Constance Stuart
of Roanoke, Va., JoAnn Clark (William) of Williamsburg, Va., Desiree’ Cooper
(Erwin) of Chesapeake, VA., Theresa Newbill of Winston, N.C. and Lakisha Stuart
of Roanoke, Va., and 52 grand and great grandchildren. She is also survived by three daughters-in-law,
Carol Wilson, Wanda Stuart, and Alice Nichols-Stuart. Also by sisters Macie Young of Bassett, Va.,
Elizabeth Johnson (Curtis) of Fieldale, Va., Virginia Harley (John) of
Ridgeway, Va. and Ruby Eggleston (Lewis) of Axton, Va., brothers Phillip Eugene
Hairston of Bassett, Va., Poindexter Hairston (Louise) of Fieldale, Va. and
Benjamin Hairston (Cardell) of Bassett, Va., sisters-in-laws, Irma Hanson and
Katie Stuart, both of Floyd, Va., Julia Stuart of Roanoke, Va. and Mae Stuart
of Washington, DC, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Home going Service will be 1:00 pm Saturday,
December 27, 2014 at Little River Missionary Baptist Church with Visitation
from 11:00 am -1:00pm. Internment at Stuart Family Cemetery. Pastor Clinton Crump and Elder Russell Redd
to officiate service.
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