{"id":73929,"date":"2026-07-15T13:41:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centralvirginiaobits.com\/staging\/obituary\/patricia-ann-southard-stewart\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T13:41:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:41:03","slug":"patricia-ann-southard-stewart","status":"publish","type":"obituary","link":"https:\/\/centralvirginiaobits.com\/staging\/obituary\/patricia-ann-southard-stewart\/","content":{"rendered":"<p>Patricia Ann Southard Stewart, 84, of Kerby Drive, Orange, died on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at the Louisa Health and Rehab. She was the daughter of the late Otis G. Southard Sr. and Georgeina Purdum Southard, and was born on July 6, 1942, in Gordonsville. She is survived by two daughters, Terri Lynn Dyer and husband James of Orange, and Anita Brown of Orange; three grandchildren, Dwayne Allen Brown, Angela Nicole Brown, and Christopher Hitt; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. 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