Mary Lou Stewart, 78, of Drakesville, died Jan. 1, 2012 at the Davis Counmty Hospital in Bloomfield.
She was born Aug. 7, 1933, in Van Buren County to Lewis and Lottie Doll Albright. She married Rex W. Stewart Dec. 31, 1950, in Ottumwa.
Mary Lou was a homemaker and helped her husband manage the family farm. She also managed the Sale Barn Cafe for several years. She was a member and past treasurer of the Drakesville United Methodist Church and the Drakesville United Methodist Quilters, where she also served as treasurer. She was a 4-H leader and belonged to the Saturday Night Card Club and the Laff-A-Lot Club.
She is survived by her husband; a son, Dennis(Susan)Stewart of Bloomfield; two daughters, Joyce(Lyle)Spurgeon of Drakesville and Wanda(Jerry)Swanberg of Forest City; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Jesse Albright of Washington; and a sister, Lela Mae Downing of Batavia.
She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Murl, Earl and Jerry Albright.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Thursday at the Drakesville United Methodist Church; with Pastors Jerald Swanberg and Kevin Gingerich officiating. Burial will be at the Drakesville Cemetery in Drakesville. Visitation will begin at 9 am Wednesday with the family pressent to greet friends from 5-7 pm at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield. A memorial has been established to the Mary Lou Stewart Memorial College Scholarship.
She was born Aug. 7, 1933, in Van Buren County to Lewis and Lottie Doll Albright. She married Rex W. Stewart Dec. 31, 1950, in Ottumwa.
Mary Lou was a homemaker and helped her husband manage the family farm. She also managed the Sale Barn Cafe for several years. She was a member and past treasurer of the Drakesville United Methodist Church and the Drakesville United Methodist Quilters, where she also served as treasurer. She was a 4-H leader and belonged to the Saturday Night Card Club and the Laff-A-Lot Club.
She is survived by her husband; a son, Dennis(Susan)Stewart of Bloomfield; two daughters, Joyce(Lyle)Spurgeon of Drakesville and Wanda(Jerry)Swanberg of Forest City; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Jesse Albright of Washington; and a sister, Lela Mae Downing of Batavia.
She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Murl, Earl and Jerry Albright.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Thursday at the Drakesville United Methodist Church; with Pastors Jerald Swanberg and Kevin Gingerich officiating. Burial will be at the Drakesville Cemetery in Drakesville. Visitation will begin at 9 am Wednesday with the family pressent to greet friends from 5-7 pm at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield. A memorial has been established to the Mary Lou Stewart Memorial College Scholarship.
Mary Lou Stewart, 78, of Drakesville, died Jan. 1, 2012 at the Davis Counmty Hospital in Bloomfield.
She was born Aug. 7, 1933, in Van Buren County to Lewis and Lottie Doll Albright. She married Rex W. Stewart Dec. 31, 1950, in Ottumwa.
Mary Lou was a homemaker and helped her husband manage the family farm. She also managed the Sale Barn Cafe for several years. She was a member and past treasurer of the Drakesville United Methodist Church and the Drakesville United Methodist Quilters, where she also served as treasurer. She was a 4-H leader and belonged to the Saturday Night Card Club and the Laff-A-Lot Club.
She is survived by her husband; a son, Dennis(Susan)Stewart of Bloomfield; two daughters, Joyce(Lyle)Spurgeon of Drakesville and Wanda(Jerry)Swanberg of Forest City; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Jesse Albright of Washington; and a sister, Lela Mae Downing of Batavia.
She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Murl, Earl and Jerry Albright.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Thursday at the Drakesville United Methodist Church; with Pastors Jerald Swanberg and Kevin Gingerich officiating. Burial will be at the Drakesville Cemetery in Drakesville. Visitation will begin at 9 am Wednesday with the family pressent to greet friends from 5-7 pm at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield. A memorial has been established to the Mary Lou Stewart Memorial College Scholarship.
She was born Aug. 7, 1933, in Van Buren County to Lewis and Lottie Doll Albright. She married Rex W. Stewart Dec. 31, 1950, in Ottumwa.
Mary Lou was a homemaker and helped her husband manage the family farm. She also managed the Sale Barn Cafe for several years. She was a member and past treasurer of the Drakesville United Methodist Church and the Drakesville United Methodist Quilters, where she also served as treasurer. She was a 4-H leader and belonged to the Saturday Night Card Club and the Laff-A-Lot Club.
She is survived by her husband; a son, Dennis(Susan)Stewart of Bloomfield; two daughters, Joyce(Lyle)Spurgeon of Drakesville and Wanda(Jerry)Swanberg of Forest City; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Jesse Albright of Washington; and a sister, Lela Mae Downing of Batavia.
She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Murl, Earl and Jerry Albright.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Thursday at the Drakesville United Methodist Church; with Pastors Jerald Swanberg and Kevin Gingerich officiating. Burial will be at the Drakesville Cemetery in Drakesville. Visitation will begin at 9 am Wednesday with the family pressent to greet friends from 5-7 pm at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield. A memorial has been established to the Mary Lou Stewart Memorial College Scholarship.
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