The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
Asl1uARy

iiiit.s uAAp ~ Ac'c, piiCi l'bSscu
from tbis world one of Baca
County's hioneers, Mrs, Sarah
j. StewarhThe deceased had
been slow sinking under an i'll
ness which bad confined her sine e
last Februsty, and while the end
was not unexpected, yet now
that it has come, the community
/ mourns th4sdeparture of one of
it's most hlued and esteemed
citizens.
Sarah JEMcCaw was born in
the state q indiana Sept. Z, 1887,
and was 7Kears, 9 months, and
1 day of aeFat the time of her
death. H4E father was the Rev.
James McOaw, Methodist
preacher IN the Southeast Indi.
aua Confetence. She was united
in marriage 70 William S. Stew
art at Carthage, Indiana, Sept.
IA. 1868. 10 this union three
children we're born, only one OF
| whom, William M, is now living.
The husbanJ,y Familiarity known
as Judge Stewart, died in this
county nDecember 1897. He
was the first county Judge of
Baca county, having been APP
pointed by Governor Cooper at
the time tie county was organ
lied. One sister and her son Will
are the onfyrelatives which sur
vive her. Il
The Stewart family came to
Baca county in May, 1888, from
ST. Louiss Mo-, and settled at
Minneapolis, now one Of the ex-
tinct towns of this county. They
have been, prominent in the his
tory of the county ever since. In
1900 Will, who had been elected
I treasurer.of the county, moved
with his iAother to Springfield,
where hekas since built up one
of the fine 1thomes in the county
The moth sliyed with the son,
and one 81 the most beautiful
things about the Stewart home
/ was the tender care and noble
| devotion of the son to the mother
during the declining years of
her life, and in which task of love
| he was cheerfully assisted-by his
young wife during the mothers
last illness.
Mrs. Stewart was converted to
Christ in girlhood and united
with the M. E. church of which
she has always been a faithful
and loyal member. Until her
strength failed her she was an
active worker in the Church and
Sunday school. At her request
before her death, the boys who
had formerly composed her Sun
day school class in Springfield,
and in whose hearts there exist
ed deep affection for the noble,
motherly woman who had taught
them the things of Christ in by
gone years, acted as pail bearers.
They were: Willie Alexander,
Earl Whitaker, Ray Brown, Earl
Denney, Lester Denneyi Lyle
Knox and Elmer Gordon. The
influence of such a life as hers
for all that is best and noblest
cannot be briefly told, but it may
be said that her life spoke well
of Jesus every day, and even
during her last, long illness, S he
was always patient and kind,
thinking of others before self.
Her neighbors and friends will
all unite in praise of her faithful
Christion life and example dur
ing the years of her residence
among them.
The funeral services were held
at the school house in Spfing-
field, conducted hy the writer,
who spoke on, The Home Instinct
of the Child of God, using 2 Cor.
5:1-10. Many beautiful floral
wreaths, the gifts of loving
friends, were laid on the casket.
After the services the remains
were taken to the Blaine GENE
terry, where, in the presence OF
large concourse of old tim,
friends and neighbors, they wore
laid to rest by the side of the
husband who had preceded her.
We all feel that she Is calling us
from where she is to come up
with her to the light and life that