John Moses Stewart

© Hammon Advocate

01 Mar 1951

Submitted by: Wanda Purcell

Services for John Moses Stewart were held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, February 22, 1951 at the Pentecostal Holiness Church. Rev. Albert Trent of Hobart, was the officiating minister, assisted by Rev. J. W. Mooney of Hammon, and Rev. Clyde Darr of Wichita, Falls, Texas. Burial was in Red Hill cemetery, Hammon, Roger Mills county, Oklahoma.

John M. Stewart was born at Forney, Texas, on November 13, 1882 and departed this life at Elk City February 21, 1951, following an illness of 21 months. He was 78 years, 3 months and 8 days of age.

On October 2, 1904 he was united in marriage to Miss Lettie E. Lowry in Tillman County, near Blaire, Oklahoma.

They came to Roger Mills county in December 1926, residing on a farm until 1943 when they moved to Hammon, where he has since resided. Mrs. Stewart preceded him in death December 31, 1947, at Hereford, Texas.

All of his eight children survive; they are Jim Stewart of Cleburne, Texas; Mrs. Clellya Schroer of Indianapolis, Indiana; Mrs. Allie Smith of Cheyenne, Oklahoma; Tom, Clyde and Johnny Stewart and Mrs. Dessie Mae Webb and Cleo Taylor, all of Hammon.

Also surviving are a sister-in-law, Mrs. Fannie Stewart; seventeen grandchildren, and other relatives and his many friends who are sad because of his passing.