Obituary of Ernest Reed STEWART, Macoupin County Illinois 22 March 1998 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives ©1998 Mary Ann Kaylor Name of Deceased: STEWART, Ernest Reed Name of Newspaper: Illiopolis Sentinel, Illiopolis, IL Date of Obituary: 4 Oct 1984 Obituary: ERNEST R. STEWART OF MECHANICSBURG DIES IN LINCOLN Ernest R. STEWART, 90, of Mechanicsburg, died Friday at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln. Born in Hettick, Mr. STEWART was the son of the late Jonathan and Iretta ROBISON STEWART. He was a retired carpenter. He married the former Mary CONVERSE and she preceded him in death. Surviving are two sons, Ivan L. of Mechanicsburg and Calvin E. of Indianapolis, Ind; four daughters, Lois BYERLINE of Mechanicsburg; Willa GIDEL and Mary Ann KAYLOR, both of Illiopolis and Lucille CARR of Springfield; two sisters, Marie CONVERSE of Springfield and Opal STRATTON of Hettick; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Services were held at Fullenwider Funeral Home, Mechanicsburg, with the Rev. Ben DEXTER officiating. Burial was in Mechanicsburg Cemetery. USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, *and* permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Mary Ann Kaylor. (© 1998 Mary Ann Kaylor)