Mildred Irene Stewart, of Hermitage, Tennessee, departed this life on September 16, 2024, at the age of 96. Mildred was born on May 7, 1928 in Old Hickory, Tennessee to parents, Cedric and Thetus Stewart.
Mildred grew up in the surrounding Nashville area and graduated from Isaac Litton High School. She always had a strong work ethic. At the age of fourteen (14), she began work at the Madison Movie Theatre. Later, she worked two summers at the Opryland U.S.A. Theme Park in Nashville.
Mildred began her professional career with the First American National Bank in Nashville as a teller. Her banking career existed before the invention of computers – everything was done by hand. In her career, she learned how to perform every job in a branch’s location from the position of teller to processing loans. She eventually earned the title of Senior Customer Service Representative and retired after forty-two (42) years. Not one to be idle, Mildred eventually accepted the position of Front Desk Personnel with the (then) Imperial Manor Convalescent Center in Madison. She held that position for twelve (12) years. She finally retired at the age of eighty-one.
Mildred is preceded in death by her father, Cedric P. Stewart; her mother, Thetus Carl Greer Stewart; and her brother, Cedric Buster Stewart. She is survived by her niece, Lisa Rene Stewart of Hermitage, TN; and her niece, Carol Presley of Lookout Mountain, GA. Mildred leaves several others behind to cherish her memory: nephew, Mark A. O’Neal (Lissa) of Baton Rouge, LA; cousin, Jeffrey Stacey (Kim) of Cheyenne, WY; and great nephew William O’Neal (Ashley) of Baton Rouge, LA.
There will be a crypt side inurnment on Friday, October 4, 2024 at 1:00 PM at Hermitage Memorial Gardens in the Garden of Memories. In lieu of flowers, please consider making donations in Mildred’s memory to the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation (www.graceland.com/epcf-donate), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis (www.stjude.org), or the charity of your choice.
Fond memories, pictures, or expressions of sympathy may be shared with the Stewart family at HibbettHaileyFH.com.
