Nelson Lee Stewart

Video Memorial TributeNelson Lee Stewart, age 24, passed away early Monday morning, December 19, 2016 near Batesville, MS.Funeral services for Nelson will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in the Martin Willingham Memorial Chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Batesville. The family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. prior to the service. Dr. Paul Middleton will officiate the service. Interment will follow the service at Chapel Hill Cemetery. Nelson was born April 5, 1992 to William Preston Stewart and Rebecca Daugherty Stewart Tomlin in Clarksdale, MS. Nelson worked as a merchandiser for Coca-Cola Bottling Co. and was a honorably discharged from the MS National Guard. He attended Calvary Baptist Church. Nelson enjoyed playing video games, sports, especially football, and watching horror movies but the love of his life was his son, Gunner.Those he leaves behind to cherish his loving memory include his wife; Lauren Bishop Stewart of Spartanburg, S.C., son; Gunner Lee Stewart of Spartanburg, S.C., sisters; Kaitlyn Skylar Stewart of Batesville, Christian Hope Stewart of Taylor, and Megan Michelle Tomlin of Sarah, brothers; Reagan Preston Stewart of Taylor, Alex Wayne Tomlin of Senatobia, and Kody Allen Tomlin of Independence, his mother; Rebecca Daugherty Tomlin (Albert) of Harmontown, father; William Stewart (Holly) of Taylor, maternal grandparents; Jimmy Fred and Etta Smith Daugherty of Sardis, and paternal grandparents; Donald Lee and Karen Jaudon Nelson of Batesville.