1929 - 2021 (91 years)
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Name |
David Gerald Stewart [1, 2] |
Birth |
6 Dec 1929 |
Sabine County, Texas [2] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
30 Sep 2021 |
San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas |
Burial |
Liberty Hill Memorial Garden, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas |
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.
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Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, October 20, 2021, page 8
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Person ID |
I1574 |
Strong Family Tree |
Last Modified |
3 Nov 2022 |
Father |
Thomas Grady Stewart, b. 21 Sep 1895, Louisiana d. 14 Oct 1975, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 80 years) |
Mother |
Abbie Tabitha Bragg, b. 16 Nov 1898, Isla, Sabine County, Texas d. 4 May 2002, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 103 years) |
Marriage |
26 Jan 1919 [1] |
Family ID |
F1072 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Verlene Gamble, b. 14 Dec 1935, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas d. 29 Nov 2017, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 81 years) |
Family ID |
F14469 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
3 Nov 2022 |
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Sources |
- [S342] San Augustine Tribune, weekly, 807 E. Columbia, San Augustine, TX, (San Augustine Tribune, USPS No. 479-040, Published every Thursday at 807 E. Columbia St., San Augustine, Texas 75972 Stephen Hays & Arlan Hays, Publishers. Postmaster: Change of Address notice should be made at P.O. Box 539, San Augustine, Texas 75972. The Tribune is a continuation of the Texas Chronicle moved from Galveston to San Augustine in 1837 and published as the Redlander.).
- [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 4 Enumerated April 29, 1930 ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 11A Stamped 82 218-225 (Reliability: 3).
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