Natalie Stewart Honan

Natalie Stewart Honan died on Monday, November 26th, 2012 at Carlyle Place in Macon, Georgia. The daughter of the late Hampton Smith Stewart and Natalie Petry Stewart, she was born on December 21st, 1913, in Eufaula, Alabama. She graduated from Eufaula High School in 1931. Having contracted polio as a child, Natalie spent the next several years in New York City undergoing numerous corrective surgeries. She graduated from Atlanta Business College in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1939, she married Mathew J. Honan of New York City, and they lived in New York for fifteen years. Following the death of her beloved husband, she returned to Eufaula with their two small children. Mrs. Honan worked for a number of years as Manager of the Barbour County Nursing Home. In 1967, she was chosen by the Eufaula Business and Professional Women's Association as their first Woman of Achievement. A life-long member of First Presbyterian Church, she received a Life Membership from Presbyterian Women in 2001. Also in that year, she received the first Life Membership awarded by the Lanier Club. She was a loyal member of the Lanier Club for 73 years. For many years she was the longest serving member of the club, as had been her mother, Natalie Petry Stewart, who was one of the literary club's founders in 1899. She was a charter member of the Camerata Music Club, a privileged member of The Christ Child Circle, and a founding member of The Eufaula Heritage Association. For many years, she graciously opened her family home at 127 Cherry Street for the annual Pilgrimage Tour of Homes. Her love of her hometown was reflected in her numerous civic endeavors. An accomplished bridge player, Mrs. Honan enjoyed both regular and duplicate games with her many friends. Other hobbies included music, reading, and travel. Over the course of her 99 years, she inspired countless people through her example -a life lived with faith, courage, laughter, and a loving heart. Survivors include son, Terry Honan (Anmarie), of Eufaula, AL, daughter, Natalie Honan Vernon (Minor), of Macon, GA; four grandchildren, Mathew Honan (Harper), San Francisco, CA, Stewart Vernon (Shannon), Macon, GA, Natalie Claire O'Bryan (Edward), Charleston, SC, and Hampton Vernon, Macon, GA; three great-grandchildren, Stewart Vernon, Jr., Sloan Cecile Vernon, Bird Harper Honan; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. The family would like to thank Mrs. Honan's Personal Care Providers: Amelia Hansford, Johnnie Mae Harris, Pat Lockett and Laverne Prater as well as the employees of Carlyle place for their wonderful care over these last years. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Polio Eradication Program through The Rotary Foundation, Attention: Polio Plus, 14280 Collections Center Dr., Chicago, IL, 60693 or to the First Presbyterian Church, 201 N. Randolph Ave., Eufaula, AL, 36027. Visitation will be at the Honan home at 127 Cherry Street, Eufaula, AL on Friday, November 30th, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM CST. The funeral service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Eufaula at noon CST Saturday, December 1, with Reverend Shawn Hevener officiating and Chapman Funeral Home directing. Register online at www.hartsmort.com.