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Submitted: 9/23/21 • Approved: 9/23/21 • Last Updated: 7/18/22 • R828362-G769166-S3
Charles
Oct 9, 1942
Oct 18, 2014
Judy
Nov 12, 1945
Aug 4, 2021
Graveside services for Charles R. Stewart, III, 72, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Stewart died at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 18, 2014, at his home.
He was born October 9, 1942, at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, to Charles R. Stewart, Jr., and Ruth Taylor Stewart. On December 23, 1961, he was married at Flippin, Arkansas, to Judy McCracken. Charles was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, moved to Flippin, Arkansas in 1962 and then to West Plains, Missouri, in 1973. He was a fishing guide in Arkansas, a carpenter and farmer. Charles was a loving and caring man that could do almost any task he set his mind to do. He will be missed by many. Charles and Judy have a number of young people they feel was their kids. He was known as “Pa Charles” to many. Charles was a Christian and attended His Place, where Greg and Angie made a great impact on his life.
He is survived by his wife, Judy Stewart, of the family home; one daughter, Charlene McKee, husband, Craig, Caulfield, Missouri; two grandsons, Cody McKee, wife, Jessica and Chad McKee, all of West Plains, Missouri; one niece, Donna Redburn; one nephew, Monty McCracken; one special sister-in-law, Gussie McCracken; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.
His parents, mother-in-law and father-in-law, Guy and Elma McCracken and brother-in-law, Don McCracken, precede him in death.
Mr. Stewart will lie in state from 3:00 p.m., Monday until 1:00 p.m., Tuesday at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Judy A. Stewart, 75, West Plains, Missouri, passed away at 10:35 a.m., Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at West Vue Nursing Center.
She was born November 12, 1945, at Flippin, Arkansas, to Guy McCracken and Elma Crownover McCracken. On December 23, 1961, she was married at Flippin, Arkansas, to Charles R. Stewart, III, who preceded her in death on October 18, 2014. Judy was raised in Flippin, Arkansas and moved to West Plains in 1973. She was a home maker, a dairy farmer and worked at Wal-Mart before retiring. Judy was loved by many people, young and old; she never met a stranger and was known by many as Ma. Mrs. Stewart lastly attended church at His Place.
She is survived by one daughter, Charlene McKee and husband, Craig, Caulfield, Missouri; two grandsons, Cody McKee and wife, Jessica, West Plains, Missouri and Chad McKee, West Plains; three great-grandchildren, Asher, Millie and Maren; one special sister-in-law, Gussie McCracken; niece, Donna Redburn; nephew, Monty McCracken; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.
Her parents, husband, one brother, Donnie McCracken and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Charles II and Ruth Stewart, preceded her in death.
Mrs. Stewart will lie in state from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Sunday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Due to Covid, a private burial will be in the Howell Memorial Park Cemetery.
Contributed on 9/23/21 by mjrwag
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