Rebekah Elizabeth Stemm, age 50, of Mount Vernon, IL. passed away at 5:15 p.m. Thursday June 9, 2011 at Nature Trail health Care Center in Mt. Vernon. Rebekah was born on March 8, 1961 in Ashland, Kentucky a daughter of Thomas H. and Eleanor (Smith) Wyatt. Ms. Stemm first worked for VNA for several years and later worked as a Registered Nurse at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon for fifteen years. She was a member of the Central Christian Church in Mt. Vernon. Rebekah is survived by her mother, Eleanor and husband Hollis Miller of Indianapolis, Indiana; daughter, Aimee and husband Kenny Branch of Belleville, Illinois; son, Jason Stemm and wife Trish of Belleville, Illinois; brother, Steve Wyatt of Phoenix, Arizona; sister, Debbie and husband John Willis of Centralia; and also five grandchildren Khristion Stemm, Jeremiah Stemm, Ethan Stemm, Kenzie Branch and Jacob Branch. . She was preceded in death by her Father Thomas H. Wyatt. ? Celebration of life services will be held 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2011 in the Central Christian Church in Mt. Vernon with Pastor Jason Stemm officiating; As per her wishes her cremains will be taken to Gatlinburg, Tennessee at a later date. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until service time on Monday at the church. Memorial may be made to the Stemm Family and will be accepted at the service or may be mailed to the Newell Funeral Home 2707 North Street Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864.