Judy Nutt

Service for Judy Nutt, 62, of Stone Mountain, GA will be held on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 1:00 PM at Stewart Family Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Brumley officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Gilmer under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home at 4:00 p.m. Mrs. Nutt passed away on Friday, December 14, 2007 at her home in Stone Mountain, GA. She was born on July 20, 1945 in Lexington, KY to Keda Cross of Midland, TX. Judy was raised in Big Spring, TX where she graduated from Big Spring High School. In her younger years, Mrs. Nutt was a runway model and a First Runner Up in the Miss Texas Pageant. She moved to Houston where she married Wayne Nutt and they eventually went back to Big Spring to begin their family. In 1974 they moved to Scotland where Wayne worked in the oil and gas business off shore in the North Sea. He was also a well known country music singer in the United Kingdom. The family returned to Gilmer, Texas in 1979. Mrs. Nutt was a homemaker and the Activities Director at Holly Lake Ranch while living in Gilmer. After the death of her husband in 1986, she moved to Shreveport, LA to accept a position at Schumpert Cancer Treatment Center. There her responsibilities were to coordinate the efforts of over 100 hospice volunteers. She also worked for Schlumberger Oil Service Co. in Shreveport before moving to Stone Mountain, Georgia to be closer to her daughters and her grandchildren before her death. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and a hard worker putting other people's needs ahead of her own. She dedicated her life to her children but her passion was her grandchildren. She enjoyed reading, painting and spending time with her family. A Memorial service was held at Mountain West Church of God on Saturday in Atlanta, GA. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Wayne L. Nutt, Sr. and her granddaughter, Shelbee Dee Phillips. Mrs. Nutt is survived by a loving family including her two daughters, Sabra Johnson and husband Chris of Stone Mountain, GA, K.K. Lopez and husband Trey of Woodstock, GA; two sons, David Nutt and wife Alison of Diana, TX, Rowdy Nutt and wife Sundee of Flint, TX; grandchildren, Raven Nutt, Sydnee Johnson, Mikayla Johnson, Karsen Lopez, Kanyon Wright, Hillary Nutt, Colby Nutt, Devin Nutt, Caitlynn Nutt, Chandler Nutt, Bailey Nutt, and Avery Nutt; mother, Keda Cross of Midland, TX; brother, Wayne Pinkerton and wife Judith of Tarzan, TX; and sister, Kay Pinkerton of Stamford, TX. Honorary pallbearers will be Chandler Nutt, Colby Nutt, Devin Nutt, Kanyon Wright, Chris Johnson, Trey Lopez, Brent Parker, Fred Fulton, and James Heard. Visitation is scheduled for Monday, December 17, 2007 from 5pm - 7pm at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway, Tyler, Texas 75703. Memorial in honor of Judy Nutt can be made to the St. Jude's Children's Hospital;332 N Lauderdale Memphis,TN 38105. For more information or to express condolences, visit www.stewartfamilyfuneral.com.

Judy Nutt

July 20, 1945 - December 14, 2007