Billie Jo Stewart

Billie Jo Stewart of Pauls Valley was born on January 29, 1934 in Lindsay, Oklahoma to M. T. Thomason and Ella (Hickey) Thomason. She passed from this life on Saturday, September 13, 2014 in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 80 years. Billie lived in the Maysville and Paoli areas all of her life. She raised eight children and enjoyed being a homemaker. She also worked in the cafeteria at the Paoli School for 10 years. Billie enjoyed being with her family and friends. She was a very protective mother who was afraid of the storms so she always made sure her children were in the cellar when tornados were in the area. She loved OU football and playing Skip-Bo. Billie’s liked Thanksgiving dinners and her specialities were dressing and baked beans. She was a professed Christian and she will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Her survivors include her sons: Wayne Stewart and wife Jan of Elmore City; Mike Stewart and wife Debbie of Stroud; and Ron Allen Stewart of Paoli. Daughters: Linda Gamble and her husband Steve of Kiowa; Sheryl Parks and husband Glen of Greenbriar, Arkansas; Kim Whitefield and husband James of Pauls Valley; and Shelby Dudley and husband Jed of Pauls Valley. Sisters: Mary Cheatham of Streator, Illinois and Norma Sherwood and husband Bob of Streator, Illinois. 14 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. and many nieces and nephews. A life-long friend, Donna Johnston. Billie was preceded in death by her parents, M. T. and Ella Thomason; her son, Mark Stewart; brothers, Boyd Thomason and Van Thomason; sisters, Pauline Gunter, Mildred Dickinson, and Pat Thomason. Grave side services will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at the Antioch Cemetery with Rev. Billy Davenport officiating. Burial is under the direction of John Williams of Winans Funeral Home, Maysville, OK. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.winansfuneralhome.com