Thomas Grady Stewart

Notes:

Name: Thomas Grady Stewart
Death Date: 14 Oct 1975
Death Place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 80 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1895
Birth Date: 21 Sept 1895
Birthplace: Louisiana
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Abbie Stewart
Father's Name: Henry Thomas Stewart
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Beulah Kirbow
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Farmer
Veteran: World War I
Informant: Mrs. Abbie Stewart (wife)
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Sabine County, Texas
Burial Date: 14 Oct 1975
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2243832
Digital Film Number: 4167881
Image Number: 3369
Reference Number: 3407
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Research):


Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 20,21 and 22 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 171 Sheet 14A Stamped 183
164-166
Stewart, Grady Head M W 24 M Tx Tx Tx
Stewart, AbbieWf F W 21 M Tx Tx Tx
165-167
David and Naomi Bragg

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated April 29, 1930
ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 11A Stamped 82
216-223
Naomi Bragg (widowed) with children Leona, Bessie and Edward
218-225
Stewart, Grady Head M W 34 M 23 La La La Farmer
Stewart, Abbie Wf F W 31 M 20 Tx Tx Tx
Stewart, James D Son M W 9 S Tx La Tx
Stewart, Dorris Dtr F W 3 S Tx La Tx
Stewart, Gerlad Son M W 4/12 S Tx La Tx

Thomas married Abbie Tabitha Bragg on 26 Jan 1919. Abbie (daughter of David Benjamin Bragg and Naomi Leona Dorsey) was born on 16 Nov 1898 in Isla, Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 May 2002 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

SABINE COUNTY REPORTER 22 May 2002

James Dalton Stewart

James Dalton Stewart, 81, of Milam died at 11:25 pm Tuesday, May 14, 2002 at Twin Lakes Care Center in San Augustine.

Stewart was born Nov. 14, 1920, in Hemphill and was a longtime area resident. He was a member of Bragg's Chapel Baptist Church and retired from the maintenace department of Temple-Inland Forest Products.

Survivors: daughters and sons-in-law, Linda Lyons and Judy and Charles Hodges, all of San Augustine, and Janice and Danny McCoy of Marshall; a brother and sister-in-law, David Gerald and Verline Stewart of San Augustine, a sister and brother-in-law, Doris and Nelson Waits of Tyler; grandchildren, Kim Jasper, Carole Oliver, Melissa Evans, Jensen McCoy, Ben Saunders, Shanna McDonald, Donna Hodges, and Ava Morgan; and nine great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Clara Mae Sharbeno Stewart; father, Thomas Grady Stewart; and mother Abbie Bragg Stewart.

Funeral services were held 3 pm Thursday at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating. Interment followed at New Hope Cemetery near Milam.

(A similar obituary ran in the June 6, 2002 edition of the SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE)

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Sabine County Reporter
October 22, 1997, Page 7

Class of 1944

Hemphill's Class of 1944 recently held a reunion at the home of Phillip and Loretta Sterle in Hemphill. Shown are, from left: Claudine Gellaty Polley, Philip Sterle, Onie Bell Grim Williams, Doris Stewart Walts, Eugene Procella, Margie Watson Nellus, LaTrent Walker, Melba Rue Isom Byley, Charlotta Kign Walker, Bertie Scott, Helen Strickland Murray, Betty Mae Ener McGraw and Patsy Pickley Becka. The Class of '44 donated $100 from their treasury to the J. R. Huffman Public Library.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2011)

Obituary

Doris Stewart Waits, 88, died at 5:45 p.m. on November 25, 2015 at Briarcliff Health Center in Tyler, Texas. She was born on March 18, 1927 in Milam, Texas, Sabine County, to the late Thomas Grady Stewart and Abbie Bragg Stewart. She graduated from Hemphill High School in 1944, and she married Fredrick Nelson Waits on January 23, 1947. They were married for 59 years, until his death. Mr. and Mrs. Waits settled in Tyler, Texas, where Mr. Waits, known as the "Singer Sewing Machine Man," worked for over 50 years. Mrs. Waits completed courses to become a Licensed Vocational Nurse. She worked as a nurse for over 20 years, primarily working with dialysis patients in Tyler, Texas.

Mrs. Waits was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Taking care of her family and friends was the joy of her life, but she also loved to be active. Her many hobbies included photography, gardening, genealogy, sewing, quilting, painting, and bird watching. She loved to travel and visited many places around the world such as England, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Morocco, Israel, and Italy. Mrs. Waits was a professional artist in Tyler, as well as a long-time member of the Tyler Art League. She won awards for her art, often painting landscapes of the Texas Hill Country. Mrs. Waits became a Master Gardner later in life and was an active member of the Smith County Master Gardeners Association. Above all else, Mrs. Waits was a devoted Christian, sharing the love of Christ not only by what she said but how she lived. She was an active member of Southern Oaks Baptist Church in Tyler, Texas. Mrs. Waits was an exceedingly kind, funny, and generous person. She will be dearly missed.

Survivors include her son, David Russell Waits and wife Nancy of Tyler, and granddaughter Bethany Waits of Tyler, as well as a multitude of other family members and friends. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the nurses, aids, and staff at Briarcliff Health Center.

Mrs. Waits was preceded in death by her son, Ralph Arlen Waits and her husband, Fredrick Nelson Waits.

Visitation will be 11:00AM to 2:00 PM. on Monday, November 30, 2015, in the Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral service will be at 2:00PM, Monday, November 30, 2015, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Dewey Davidson officiating. Burial will follow in the New Hope Cemetery.

Copied from the Starr Funeral Home website
Also publised in The Sabine County Reporter, December 2, 2015, Page 12

Notes:

Mr. Gerald Stewart, age 91, of San Augustine, Texas, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021, at his residence.

Mr. Stewart was born December 6, 1929, in Sabine County, Texas, as a son of Abby (Bragg) and Thomas Grady Stewart and attended school in Hemphill. He had lived in San Augustine most of his life. Mr. Stewart was an electrical worker and retired from Deep East Texas Electrical Cooperative with 50 years of service.

He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He had a great passion for gardening and growing plants. Gerald loved his family and held each one near and dear to his heart.

Mr. Stewart was a faithful Christian servant. He was a dedicated member of San Augustine's First Baptist Church, serving as a deacon for 38 years and a longtime Sunday School teacher. He also served his country as a veteran of the U.S. Army.

His survivors include his sons, Tim Stewart and Misty of San Augustine, Texas, and Rodger Stewart and wife Mandy of San Augustine, Texas; grandchildren, Charlie Franks and wife Hannah of Huntington, Texas, Kenny Franks of San Augustine, Texas, Hunter Mosley of San Augustine, Texas, and Jalyn Mosley of San Augustine, Texas; and great-grandchildren, Kynleighn Franks, Roper Franks, Micah Franks, RaeAnne Franks, Addi Mosley, and Nayvie Mae Mosley.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Verline Gamble Stewart, in 2017 after 63 years of marriage; a son, Brad Stewart; his parents, Abby and Thomas Grady Stewart; a sister, Doris Waits; and a brother, Dalton Stewart.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Saturday, October 2, 2021, at First Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon Saturday, October 2, 2021, at First Baptist Church, 502 East Columbia Street in San Augustine, with Bro. Randy Mills and Bro. Charlie Franks officiating. Committal service and interment will follow at Liberty Hill Memorial Garden.

Pallbearers: Charlie Franks, Kenny Franks, Walter Hearnsberger, Edwin Henly, Derrell Bennett, Robert Cartwright, Whit Michalec, and Harold Boozer. Honorary pallbearers: Tom Jeanes, David Noble, and Bryan Metcalf.

His family wishes to offer special recognition to caregivers Martha Garrett and Amy Allen for their dedication and attention to Mr. Stewart.

Visit www.WymanRobertsFuneralHome.com for memories and condolences.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine, Texas.

Downloaded from Wyman Roberts Funeral Home
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, October 20, 2021, page 8

Family/Spouse: Verlene Gamble. Verlene was born on 14 Dec 1935 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 29 Nov 2017 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Liberty Hill Memorial Garden, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]