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James Alonzo “J. A.” Stewart Jr.

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James Alonzo “J. A.” Stewart Jr.

Birth
Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Death
3 Jul 1965 (aged 53)
Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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He was the son of James Alonzo and Mary Lucinda (Alexander) Stewart and married Mildred Sarah Fowler - 30 Jun 1934 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee. He later married Vera Mae Monks - 02 Jun 1950 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee.

WEDDINGS -
Stewart - Fowler
Fayetteville, Tennessee - July 3 - (Spl) - Miss Mildred Fowler and J. A. Stewart, Jr. were married June 30 at the home of the officiant, Rev. H. J. Burroughs. They were attended by Mrs. Cowan Armstrong, Miss Virginia Ready, and Walter Scott. Miss Fowler is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Fowler of near Petersburg and is a graduate of the organ school. Mr. Stewart is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stewart of Fayetteville and is a graudate of Central High School and is employed at the Tennessee Valley Authority, stationed in Athens, Alabama, where they will reside.

Source:
The Nashville Tennessean
Nashville, Tennessee
Wednesday, July 4, 1934

Vera Mae Monks Weds Mr. Stewart --

FAYETTEVILLE, June 1950 -- Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Monks announce the marriage of their daughter, Vera Mae, to J. A. Stewart, Jr., son of Mrs. J. A. Stewart and the late Mr. Stewart, on June 2, at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. D. D. Smothers officiating.

The bride wore a cocoa dress with lace bodice and very full skirt and matching accessories. She carried an orchid on a white prayer book.

Miss Josephine Jones, maid of honor, wore a purple and lime dress with green accessories with a waist corsage of pink rose buds. Miss Jane Collins, the bridesmaid, was attired in navy and white.

Knox Stewart served as his brother's best man and another brother, Pangle Stewart, was usher.

Following the wedding, the bride and groom left for a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains and parts of Virginia, after which they will make their home on the Shelbyville Highway.

Source:
The Huntsville Times
Huntsville, Alabama
Tuesday, June 13, 1950

Funeral Services Held Monday For J. A. Stewart, Jr. --

J. A. Stewart, Jr., 53, died suddenly Saturday night at Henderson, Kentucky, of a heart attack. Funeral services were held at two o'clock Monday afternoon at the Higgins Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. Wayne Wiman, pastor of the Fayetteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Riverview Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Stewart was born in Lincoln County and was the son of Mrs. Mary Lou Alexander Stewart and the late J. A. Stewart, Sr. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.

For the past several years Mr. Stewart had been very active in harness racing circles, raising, training, and racking horses throughout the eastern part of the United States. He had raced on all the grand tracks of the Grand Circuit and was participating in a race at Henderson when his death occurred. He was superintendent of the harness races at the Lincoln County Fair and was a member of the U. S. Trotters Association.

He had spent his entire life in surveying, and at the time of his death, conducted his own surveying business in Fayetteville. At various times, he had been associated with the United States Engineers, the State of Tennessee Engineering Department, and the engineers of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Mrs. Vera Monks Stewart and two brothers, Pangle Stewart and Knox Stewart, all of Fayetteville.

Source:
Lincoln County News
Fayetteville, Tennessee
Thursday, July 8, 1965
He was the son of James Alonzo and Mary Lucinda (Alexander) Stewart and married Mildred Sarah Fowler - 30 Jun 1934 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee. He later married Vera Mae Monks - 02 Jun 1950 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee.

WEDDINGS -
Stewart - Fowler
Fayetteville, Tennessee - July 3 - (Spl) - Miss Mildred Fowler and J. A. Stewart, Jr. were married June 30 at the home of the officiant, Rev. H. J. Burroughs. They were attended by Mrs. Cowan Armstrong, Miss Virginia Ready, and Walter Scott. Miss Fowler is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Fowler of near Petersburg and is a graduate of the organ school. Mr. Stewart is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stewart of Fayetteville and is a graudate of Central High School and is employed at the Tennessee Valley Authority, stationed in Athens, Alabama, where they will reside.

Source:
The Nashville Tennessean
Nashville, Tennessee
Wednesday, July 4, 1934

Vera Mae Monks Weds Mr. Stewart --

FAYETTEVILLE, June 1950 -- Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Monks announce the marriage of their daughter, Vera Mae, to J. A. Stewart, Jr., son of Mrs. J. A. Stewart and the late Mr. Stewart, on June 2, at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. D. D. Smothers officiating.

The bride wore a cocoa dress with lace bodice and very full skirt and matching accessories. She carried an orchid on a white prayer book.

Miss Josephine Jones, maid of honor, wore a purple and lime dress with green accessories with a waist corsage of pink rose buds. Miss Jane Collins, the bridesmaid, was attired in navy and white.

Knox Stewart served as his brother's best man and another brother, Pangle Stewart, was usher.

Following the wedding, the bride and groom left for a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains and parts of Virginia, after which they will make their home on the Shelbyville Highway.

Source:
The Huntsville Times
Huntsville, Alabama
Tuesday, June 13, 1950

Funeral Services Held Monday For J. A. Stewart, Jr. --

J. A. Stewart, Jr., 53, died suddenly Saturday night at Henderson, Kentucky, of a heart attack. Funeral services were held at two o'clock Monday afternoon at the Higgins Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. Wayne Wiman, pastor of the Fayetteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial was in Riverview Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Stewart was born in Lincoln County and was the son of Mrs. Mary Lou Alexander Stewart and the late J. A. Stewart, Sr. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.

For the past several years Mr. Stewart had been very active in harness racing circles, raising, training, and racking horses throughout the eastern part of the United States. He had raced on all the grand tracks of the Grand Circuit and was participating in a race at Henderson when his death occurred. He was superintendent of the harness races at the Lincoln County Fair and was a member of the U. S. Trotters Association.

He had spent his entire life in surveying, and at the time of his death, conducted his own surveying business in Fayetteville. At various times, he had been associated with the United States Engineers, the State of Tennessee Engineering Department, and the engineers of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife, Mrs. Vera Monks Stewart and two brothers, Pangle Stewart and Knox Stewart, all of Fayetteville.

Source:
Lincoln County News
Fayetteville, Tennessee
Thursday, July 8, 1965


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