STEWART, DIEDRÉ CELESTE– born February 18, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois who, with her family by her side, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, February 24, 2011. Diedré was a devoted servant for Christ and longtime member of the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Knoxville as well as in North Carolina. She was a graduate of Austin East High School and a proud graduate of Knoxville College. Diedré was currently serving as the Executive Assistant to the Dean of Student Affairs at Winston-Salem State University in Winston Salem, North Carolina. She was a devoted daughter, sister, aunt, niece, cousin and friend. Diedré was a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. as well as other community organizations. She had a servant’s heart, a loving spirit, a friendly smile and she never met a stranger.
Diedré is preceded in death by her father, William Stewart; brother, William Stewart III; sister and best friend, Marcia Brown; maternal grandparents, Roy and Gwendolyn Netherland; maternal great aunt Mildred Netherland, paternal grandparents, Rev. W. A. and Dessie Stewart.
She leaves to cherish her memory her godson and nephew, Mark A. Brown II; a devoted loving mother Aleece Stewart; brother in-law, Mark A. Brown; aunts Marcia (Walton) Davis and Anora Edwards; cousins, Adrienne Davis, Lisa (Ray) Richardson, Victoria Hays, Arelia (Mark) Dossous, Kenton Edwards, and Alan Edwards of Chicago, IL and many more loving relatives from the Netherland, Hardin, Brandenburg, Stacker and Brown families. She will be missed by her Mount Zion family, friends and loved ones to include sister friends, Jenelle Martin, Yalonda Carson, Betty Witt and Michelle Releford; The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at Greater Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church, 3800 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue with the funeral service to follow. Rev. Dr. Johnnie W. Skinner, Sr. Eulogist. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in the name of or in honor of Diedré Celeste Stewart to the American Heart Association.
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I am so sorry for your loss. I have very fond memories of both Marcia and Diedre in Jack and Jill. We had a blast! I know that you will miss them both, but they are now in the hands of the Lord. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.