Rebecca Ann Stewart

December 4, 1964 – December 21, 2023

Rebecca Ann Stewart, age 59, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on December 4, 1964, to Harold and Nobie Jean Pippin Schmitz.

Becky grew up on a farm and walked in her daddy's footsteps in her adult life. In 1983, she married her high school sweetheart, Donald Stewart, in the Old Clarkson Church. Together, they raised two children, Daniel and Jennifer Stewart. She loved yard work and all her animals. She had 24 cats. Two of her cats, Wolverine and Cheetah, stayed by her side when she passed. She especially loved her horse, Buck, who was buried on her family property.

Rebecca is survived by her husband, Donald Stewart of Mathiston, Mississippi; one son, Daniel Stewart of Mathiston, Mississippi; one daughter, Jennifer Stewart of Mathiston, Mississippi; and one brother, John Robert (Peggy) Prather of Lake Charles, LA. A host of nieces and nephews also survive her.

Rebecca was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Nobie Jean Pippin Schmitz; and two sisters, Virginia Ezell and Ann Prather.