Doris “Dene” Pope Stewart

Doris “Dene” Pope Stewart, 89, of Smiths Station, AL died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 with her family close by her side.

Graveside Services will be held at 10:30 AM (EST) on Friday, October 21, 2022 in Lakeview Memory Gardens with Rev. Dan Rogers officiating according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL. The family will receive friends from 9:30 AM till 10:15 AM (EST) on Friday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Stewart was born October 16, 1933 in Sunny Side, AL daughter of the late Rev. Wesley Eugene Pope and Una Pope. She was a homemaker who was committed to her family and raising them in a Christian home. Mrs. Stewart was a member of the Church of God where both her dad and brother were ministers. A favorite pastime was watching Alabama Football with her family. We will remember her as a loving and devoted wife and mother.

Mrs. Stewart was preceded in death by her parents, Wesley Eugene Pope and Una Pope; her husband, Robert Marrell Stewart; one brother, David Pope; a daughter, Sheila Wynn and two grandchildren, Nathan Wynn and Jeremy Hudson.

Survivors include her four children, Wayne Miller (Cheryl), Linda Hudson, Kenneth Roy Miller, and Penny Bryan; four stepchildren, Tony and Mike Stewart, Annette Stewart and Kathy Copes; one brother, Rev. Tony Pope (Helen) and one sister, Dot Copes; ten grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren and several great-great grandchildren representing, before her homegoing, five generations; several nieces, nephews and friends.