JAMES SAMUEL (SAM) STEWART

August 10, 1937 – April 4, 2022

CAROLYN ANN (ANNE) STEWART

June 11, 1940 – April 21, 2022

Anne was born to Harvey and Wilma Brill in Boonesville, Mississippi

Sam and Anne were married for 61 years and both passed away in Bakersfield, California.

Sam was a disc jockey at KUDU and KBIS radio station for many years, then owned and operated Abbey Carpet in Bakersfield for more than 40 years. Anne worked at Three-Way Chevrolet then at Tenneco West as an executive secretary before she and Sam opened Abbey Carpet.

They were preceded in death by their son James S. Grunigen and Anne’s brother Don Brill, and are survived by their daughter Julie Brabham of Aberdeen, Washington and their son Samuel Scott Stewart of Bakersfield, granddaughters, Kerry Fitzgerald of Pilot Rock, Oregon and Eva Stewart, of Bakersfield, as well as Sams sister Barbara Stocks and Annes brother Chuck Brill.

There will be a joint memorial service on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 11am at Basham Funeral Care at 3312 Niles St, Bakersfield. All are welcome. Dodgers attire encouraged.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bakersfield SPCA.

www.bakersfield.com/obits

Published by Bakersfield Californian on May 8, 2022.