Obituary for Elaine Moore Stewart

Elaine Moore Stewart passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, NC. 

Elaine was a lifelong resident of Moore County. She was a 1964 graduate of Elise High School. She was a homemaker who loved caring for her home and family. She loved baking and crocheting, and used those talents to make gifts for her family and friends. Elaine was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother.  Elaine was very proud of all her children and grandchildren. She was a daughter of the late Alton Benjamin and Vinia Allen Moore and was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, C J Stewart; brother, Nehemiah Moore; and sister, Ester Moore. 

Elaine is survived by children; Wendy Stewart Pruitt (Mark) of Reidsville, NC, Seth Stewart (Christine) of Mocksville, NC, Marshall Stewart (Diane) of Statesville, NC, Martha Stewart Tolksdorf (Axel) of Greensboro, NC, Mark Stewart (Lisa) of Concord, NC; 11 grandchildren: Collin and Ivy Claire Pruitt, Luke Stewart, Matthew, Jacob, and Benjamin Stewart, Challie, Caroline, and Camilla Tolksdorf, Gezadiah and Serenity McCorkle; brothers: Alan Moore, Laddie Moore; many nieces, nephews, and friends.

The body will lie in state on Thursday, January 29, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Kennedy Funeral Home, Robbins, NC. Interment will take place at Browns Chapel Christian Church Cemetery.

Condolences: PinesFunerals.com 

Kennedy Funeral Home is serving the Stewart family.