Cae Stewart Wills

Mrs. Cae Stewart Wills, 66, of Kissimmee, was taken by angel’s wings and went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 23, 2009. Cae was born in Pinckneyville, IL on December 31, 1942, the daughter of the late Eldon and Genie (Montgomery) Stewart. She was the wife of Mel Wills, Jr. to whom she was married for 44 years and whom she met while serving as Administrative Assistant to the Orange County Constable District 1. Prior to moving to Kissimmee in 1969 she had her own T.V. Talk show in Daytona Beach called the "The Cae Wills Show". After moving to Kissimmee she was a Kindergarten Teacher at First United Methodist Church School. Later she became Deputy Court Clerk for Harris Daniel, Clerk of the Court and then a Judicial Assistant for the Osceola County Circuit Court System. In addition, she served as a hotel manager in 2004 and was a personal assistant to Bob and Iris Larson. The two most important things in Cae’s life were her faith and family. In addition to her husband, Cae is survived by a daughter, Wendy Honeycutt (Barry); two granddaughters, Morgan Cae and Cameron Ann who were the light of her life; nephew, Doug Stewart (Brandie); sister, Cheryl Larsen; brothers, Daryl Stewart (Peggy) and Don Stewart (Joyce); five nieces and five nephews. Funeral services will be held 5 P.M., Tuesday, April 28, at First United Methodist Church, Kissimmee, with Pastor Scott Baker, officiating. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family requests memorial donations be sent to First United Methodist Church designated in memory of Cae Wills. Family and faith foremost with Cae Wills of KissimmeeBy Linda Florea | SENTINEL STAFF WRITER ORLANDO SENTINEL Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Cae Stewart Wills made a lot of friends in Kissimmee, many of whom were considered extended family. But making friends had not always been easy for Wills. "She was raised in a military family, and they moved around a lot," said her husband of 44 years, Mel Wills Jr. "After a while, she felt like if she made friends she would have to leave them, and, as a result, she didn't make them easily.""In Kissimmee she had roots," he added, "and from then on, she was more and more comfortable with people."Faith and family were the two most important things in her life, he said. She often opened her home to family and friends needing a place to stay.Wills died of cancer Thursday with family by her side. She was 66.Her ease with people thrust her into the spotlight at a local television station in the late 1960s. When the host of a locally televised bingo show missed an appearance, Wills, an employee at the Daytona Beach station, was asked to step in. Her relaxed style of talking with people won her repeat appearances on the show — and caught the attention of a sponsor, which led to her getting her own talk show, The Cae Wills Show."People started praising the show, and then she started bringing on other people — professional golfers and NASCAR people," her husband said. "She developed a nice, comfortable, easy show."About a year after she began the talk show, though, her husband was transferred to Kissimmee, and she left her TV career behind.She became a member of the First United Methodist Church of Kissimmee and served in many capacities there, including as a kindergarten teacher in the church school. She also was an Osceola County deputy court clerk, a judicial assistant for the county's court system, a hotel general manager and a volunteer for OASIS — Osceola Adults Serving and Inspiring Students.She enjoyed summer vacations each year at the family cabin in north Georgia. She considered birthdays a special celebration, always making sure the birthday person had a cake or pie.Besides her husband, Wills

Cae Stewart Wills

December 31, 1942 - April 23, 2009