Obituary of Mary L CONVERSE STEWART, Macoupin County Illinois 22 March 1998 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives ©1998 Mary Ann Kaylor Name of Deceased: STEWART, Mary Lavina Name of Newspaper: Illinois State Journal, Springfield Date of Obituary: 11 Jul 1974 Obituary: MARY L. STEWART -- Mary L. (CONVERSE) STEWART, 79, of Mechanicsburg, died at 6:15 p.m. at the Dirksen House. She was born 31 Dec. 1894 in Barr Twp., Hettick, the daughter of Fred W. and Annie L. REID CONVERSE. Surviving are her husband, Ernest; four daughters, Lucille CARR of Springfield; Mrs. Charles (Lois) BYERLINE of Mechanicsburg; Mrs. Dale (Willa) GIDEL and Mrs Robert (Mary Ann) KAYLOR both of Illiopolis; two step-sons, Ivan L. of Mechanicsburg and Calvin of Indianpolis, Ind.; two brothers Walter CONVERSE of Springfield and Chester CONVERSE of Hettick; one sister Mrs. Minnie Klokkenga of Pekin; 13 grandchildren; 4 great- grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Private services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Fullenwider Funeral Home in Mechanicsburg with Rev. D. A. Fradenburgh officiating. Burial will be 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)