Our sweet mother, Ann Stewart Stilwell, better known as Mom to many, Nanny and Granny Nanny, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, February 15, 2019, surrounded by her family at the Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.
Ann was born March 1, 1933, in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was a daughter to the late William Means Stewart and late Greer Elizabeth Linker Stewart. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Lee Stilwell; grandchild, Peyton Lipke; brothers, James, Hope, Mark and Ben; and sisters, Mary Stewart Stafford and Nancy Jane Stewart.
Ann was a loving wife and mother of six children and fostered over 200 children over 25 years of being a foster mom. She was truly a Proverbs 31 lady, always sharing and being a servant to others. She had a heart for her husband, children, family and loved sharing Jesus with others. When she could go to church she was faithful and always involved in doing for others.
Ann is survived by six children, Donnie Stilwell and wife, Dolores, Becky Whitaker and husband, Jerry, Patricia Deal and husband, Dennis, Kevin Stilwell and wife, Sharon, Harry Lee Stilwell and Michelle Lipke; 14 grandchildren, David Stilwell, Sandy Cunningham, Darrell Stilwell, Jonathan Beaver, Kristy Overkamp, Mary Barnett, Krystal Deal, Elizabeth Stilwell, Tori Hartley, Jacquelyn Stilwell, Braxton Lipke, Bailey Lipke, Tina Lipke, and Amy Lipke; 20 great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; one brother, Bill Stewart; many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the nursing staff and doctors at Tucker Hospice House for taking great care of Ann and being compassionate to her and the family.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. with the funeral service starting at 2:00 p.m. at McEwen Funeral Service-Mint Hill Chapel, 7428 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Mint Hill, North Carolina 28227. Pastor Doug Agnew will be officiating the service. A committal service will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Ann’s name to Hospice Tucker House and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, North Carolina 28081.
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