Obituary for Genevieve (Morrison) Stewart [I00505].

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Church Leader Passes Away Here
Short Illness Is Fatal to Mrs. J. T. Stewart

Mrs. Genevieve (Morrison) Stewart, widow of Joshua T. Stewart, whose death occurred October 7, 1940, died in Indiana Hospital Sabbath morning about 10:30 o'clock. Death was attributed to complications which followed an operation, from which she never rallied. A leader in church, Sabbath school and civic work, word of Mrs. Stewart's passing came as a profound shock to her family, friends and associates. Her home life had endeared her to her family; her practical endeavors in the field of youth had equally endeared her to the community; her active interest in Christian and civic organizations made her one of Indiana's outstanding citizens.

A daughter of William and Tabitha Morrison, she was born March 14, 1879, in South Mahoning township. Her education was begun in the township schools and completed in Indiana State Normal School, from which she was graduated with the class of 1901. She taught at various times in the township schools and at Big Run, Vandergrift and Monessen, and was principal for several terms of the Neville Island Schools, Pittsburgh. Her marriage to Mr. Stewart occurred June 4, 1913.

Her first religious affiliation was with the Marion Center Presbyterian Church and following her marriage to Mr. Stewart she became connected with the membership of the First United Presbyterian Church in Indiana. Her talents as a teacher were used to good effect in church and missionary work, in which she soon became a leader. With the late Mrs. Harry W. Ecarhart she was one of the first to be identified with the Week-Day Bible School and was actively engaged in that work when her final illness came. Ever interested in the cause of temperance Mrs. Stewart was a long-time member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union and had served as president of the Indiana Union and the County organization. Socially she was a member of the New Century Club and was actively engaged in the civic program of that organization.

Surviving Mrs. Stewart are three children: Miss Eleanor M. Stewart, at home; J. T. Stewart, Jr., of Indiana and J. Richard Stewart, with the U. S. Field Artillery in Camp Forrest, Tenn. She was a sister of C. L. Morrison of Marion Center. There is a grandson, James William Stewart of Indiana.

Friends are being received in the family home, 717 School street. The body will lie in state in the First United Presbyterian Church from noon Wednesday until 3:00 o'clock, when services will be conducted. The Rev. Dr. James K. Leitch, newly-called minister of the congregation, will officiate and interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Indiana, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Source: The Indiana Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania), 30 Nov 1942, Page 1 (Newspapers.com : downloaded 16 February 2021).