Claudine "Quilts" White-Stewart

Claudine White-Stewart was the last of 12 children born to James, Sr. and Gertrude Wheeler on November 28th, 1946. She started her Christian journey at an early age. She sang at the Church of God in Christ in Hazard, Kentucky. She sang the song “Count Your Blessings” at the age of 5 years old. Claudine also sang in the Christian Quartet. She loved to sing for the Lord! Claudine received her education in Hazard, Kentucky and was a graduate from Liberty High School. Claudine relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana in 1962 with her mother. She met and fell in love with Earnest Miller, Jr. Although, the union did not last, they produced a beautiful daughter, Robin Lynn Miller. She then met and fell in love and married Frank O. White, Sr. and to this union, three children were born: Karen Denise, Frank O. White, Jr. and Kimberly Ann. Later in life, she met and married Anthony Stewart. They had a long and loving relationship until his passing in July of 2023. Claudine worked for Central State Hospital for 25 years. She retired from Central State Hospital in 1997. She went back to work for the state, working at the Indiana Department of Health for several years. She also worked in the childcare industry, working for the Gifted and Talented Academy and Little Steps Daycare, working with the infants. Claudine loved to sing, dance, play cards, but being with her family gave her the most joy. She loved everyone and never met a stranger. She had a beautiful smile that lit up the room with she entered. She was spiritual, smart and very creative. Shae may have been small in stature but had a mighty spirit. She had a message in a song that she sang to her grandchildren religiously: “If you want to be somebody, if you want to go somewhere, You’ve got to wake up and pay attention” and made them repeat those words back to her. Claudine departed this life on April 26th, 2024, at 10:47 PM. She was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Stewart, her parents, James Sr. and Gertrude Wheeler; Six brothers: James Jr., Marion, Jesse, Charles, Clyde and George Wheeler; Five sisters: Helen Page, Willie Warren, Emma Hunt, Susie Oldham and Pauline Cox; One grandson, Ronnie Lamont Miller. She leaves to cherish her memory, daughters: Robin Lynn Johnson (Richard), Karen Denise White, Kimberly Ann White; Son: Frank O. White, Jr. and Earnest Anthony Miller; 12 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. A visitation for Quilts will be held Friday, May 10, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Nazarene Missionary Baptist Church, 3505 E 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46218, followed by a Celebration of Life at 12:00 PM.