Mrs. Olivia Clara Stewart died at the home of her son-in-law, Mr. E. H. Leslie, corner Friend and Wilson streets, on Monday night at 10:25 o'clock, after a lingering illness due to a nervous breakdown something over a year ago. She became unconscious last Thursday and remained in that condition, taking no nourishment during the intervening time, gradually growing weaker and weaker as she lingered in the dying stages of those days and nights preceding her death.

Mrs. Stewart was 74 years old. She was born in Lexington county, the daughter of the late Gen. Paul Quattlebaum of Lexington and his wife Sarah Jones Quattlebaum of Edgefield county, and was married at her home near Leesville to the late Thomas Oswald Stewart of Florida.

Mr. Stewart and his family came to Newberry in 1887, taking charge of the hotel known at the time as The Crotwell, which he and his wife conducted for several years to the satisfaction of the traveling public and many in Newberry. Later Mr. Stewart, for the benefit of his health went to Florida, where he afterwards died, being buried at Ocala, Florida.

Mrs. Stewart and her children continued to reside here, where her daughter and sons grew to womanhood and manhood, the three marrying in this city.

It takes numbers of the citizens back to the time Mr. Stewart and his interesting family came to this place; in memory they see the little children playing in front of the hotel, where they made many friends and became popular, owing to their good behavior and sunny natures. Many of those true friends have gone the way of earth, but those remaining have held to the friendship of the olden and golden days, and their hearts, and the hearts of their children, beat in tender sympathy for the daughter and the sons of the good mother they have just lost; for, as the writer in The State says, she was a devoted mother, as she had been a devoted wife, and was a woman of great force of character and large sympathies. Mrs. Stewart was a very intelligent woman and in her stronger and more vigorous days took a lively interest in the affairs of the city and county. She had a strong mind and was decided and positive in her opinions, having the courage of her conviftions, she was ever true to the lost cause.

The deceased is survived by one daughter, Mrs. E. H. Leslie of the city, and two sons, Mr. Casper Chisholm Stewart of Eufala, Ala., and Mr. Thomas Oswald Stewart, who makes his headquarters here with his family while engaged as a traveling salesman. She also leaves two brothers, C. P. Quattlebaum of Conway and Charles A. Quattlebaum of of Ridge Sprihg, the last surviving members of a family of ten brothers and sisters; in adition to a circle of grandchildren, nieces and nephews and other relatives.

Mrs. Stewart was buried in Rosemont cemetery on Wednesday afternoon, the procession leaving the house at 3 o'clock. The services were conducted at the grave by her pastor, Rev. E. V. Babb, assisted by Rev. Edward Fulenwider, the pallbearers being as follows: Messrs. J. P. Shealy, H. W. Dominick, W. W. Farrow, Welch Wilbur, James F. Epting, Ellis Wheeler, C. B. Spinks and H. B. Wells.

Besides the relatives above mentioned there were also present the following nieces and nephews, Mrs. J. H. Hook, Miss Virginia Brodie, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Quattlebaum, all of Ridge Spring; Dr. T. A. Quattlebaum of Columbia, Mr. F. E. Brodie of Leesville, and Mrs. Stewart's little grandson, Casper Stewart of Eufala. The many and beautiful floral tributes and the gathering of sympathizing friends attested the esteem in which the deceased was held.

Herald and News, Friday, Apr 30, 1920, Newberry, SC Vol: 56 Page: 9

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