Cheryl Anne Stewart "Cheri" (June 2, 1962 - June 11, 2024) passed away surrounded with love from family at her bedside. She had bravely undergone cancer treatments for a number of long months. On June 2 she was able to celebrate her 62nd birthday with her mom and sister – another memory to be cherished.

Cheri was predeceased by her beloved dad Jack Stewart; grandparents Crook Stewart Sr. "Big Daddy" and Genevieve "Muh"; grandparents Owen W. Stewart "PawPaw" and Versa Mae "Granny"; her Uncle Crook Stewart Jr. and her Aunt Sara Guilford Stewart.

Left to treasure memories are her mom Beth Stewart; sister Kaye McKneely; brother Greg Stewart (Cindy); nephew Jordan Stewart; half-brother Jackie Stewart; cousins Crook Stewart III (Vicki), Leigh Pettibone (Kevin), and Kelley (Aidan and Tracy) Heaton; aunts Evelyn Stewart Ray, Charlotte Stewart Parrish and Gwyn Stewart.

Cheri's childhood was in Parker. The bay was her backyard, where her dad could wade out and gather oysters and the kids could laugh, splash and swim. The house was built by her grandfather PawPaw Stewart and her dad. She attended Parker Elementary, Patterson Sixth Grade Center, Everett Junior High, graduated in 1980 from Rutherford High, and received her BS degree in computer science from Gulf Coast Community College in 1982. When Cheri was 9, she got involved with the 4H Riding Rebels and stayed with that group through age 18. She became a member of the 4H Riding Rebels judging team.

Cheri and her mom fell into a lifelong love of horses. To accommodate horses and vegetable gardens, the Stewarts moved from Parker to the Bayou George area, Stewart Drive – another house built by her dad and grandfather. Eventually, more land was needed and her mom and dad moved to Chipley, taking the horses. The Stewart Drive house became

Cheri's home.

She was a steady, hardworking adult with excellent bookkeeping/accounting skills perhaps passed to her from her mom. She was a vegetable farmer, skills she learned from her dad. She continued his tradition of seasonal gardens. She found joy in sharing asparagus, collards, cucumbers, tomatoes, whatever crop was coming in; and she found joy in planting/harvesting year-round.

A private family gathering to bid farewell to Cheri will be held bayside in Parker at a later date.

The family appreciates the medical care given to Cheri by Dr. Tran, in Panama City; Shands/Gainesville; Gulf Coast hospital.

Those who wish might make a donation in memory of Cheri to Hope Project Inc. in Fountain, Florida (an organization that helps military veterans, horses, and other animals – all dear to Cheri's heart).