Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-26
DOUBLE FUNERAL Held
Bodies of Mech Stewart and His
Mother Buried Last Sunday.
AUSPICES OF The AMERICAN LEGION

AUSPICES OF The AMERICAN LEGION
Crowd Estimated at More Than 1000
Attended FuncraI-ln Charge Of
Mecch Stcwart Post American Le-
gon Named for Deceased Soldier
Services Simple and impressive.
While crowd estimated at more
than 1000 people looked on, the bodies
of Private Mech Stewart, Co. ], l1Sth
Infantry, 80 Division who lost his life
in France, October s. 1918 and his
mother Mrs. Rebccca Jane Stewart, g.
Who died in Charlotte, y. c.. last We'd
ncsday were inferred in Rose Hill
cemetery, Yorkville Sunday afternoon
under the auspices Of Meech Stewart
Post Of the American Legion. named in
honor Of the deceased soldier.
Funeral services for mother and son
were held from the First Presbyterian
| church, Torkville Of which both were
members, Sunday afternoon. The spa
cious church auditorium was far too
| small to allow admission to all who
came. Doors and aislcs were crowded
and there were vast numbers Of peo-
ple on the streets near the church.
They made no attempt to get into the
church because they knew it was USE
less.
Soldiers Body Came Saturday.
The body Of Private Stewart arrived
in Yorkviile Saturday morning from
Washington. 1t was carried TO the
county courthouse by IN honor guard
of American Legion men where it lay
until Saturday afternoon when it was
moved to the church. The body OF
the mother arrived shortly after noon
Sunday from Charlotte, and was car
rjcd Immediately to the church.
Headed by firing squad dispatched
from Company II, the Frank Roach
Guards OF Rock ELL in charge ol
Sergeant Crooks, the march Of servicc
men to the church vas begun from the
American Legion Club rooms shorty
after 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Fol
lowing the long line Of Legionaires
came the members Of fnimrr Local EN-
cmotinn Board 40. 9. MessrS' j. >
Hricc and II. Z. Neil 'and DR.. X. a.
E,nltun and Rev. J. l.. Oates.
After the legion mon and military
had been seated the general audience
fled into the church auditorium, rapid
l., taking nj al :lvhi.ahl" space.
sang Elothors Favoritc Hymn.
y,n;.uni cXcrcis"s III connection VILE
the double funeral hogan With the S:l'G-
in- of the hymn. Nearer My God 10
r7,cc" tho favoritc Of the mother.
The funeral service was read by DE-
Y. +. Gillespie. pastor nf mother ana
son after which Jas ID. GflSt' coE''
m,n6cr oc Mecch Stewart Post Of tAc
American Legion made the brlct an
rounccmcnt: another cnmradr mas
closed his tenn Of service. After WORK
,rcu done another soul has earned MS
d;schnrce. He has gone To report 10
rho Commander. nf All. We are met 10
do for him what he would have Eadl!
dnrc for any one Of u.s. Let us pray
PRAYER was thea offered hy Rev. Dr.
(.il,rspi. after which Mrs. NJ. i. Car
roll nf tho Presbyterian choir s"iti%
sang su.n.
%,.rrrisrs in the church were con-
cI,ricd with the funeral nrati"A oVci
the remains Of the deceased scld'cr oc-
livrr"d 10y former CaHtain I"s'pn T.
u.,, of AIpcrh Stewart lo.;t. l1r
s,ukn in part rs follows:
Eu!cgy for Soldier.
Comrades and E'ricndS:-
We haze gathered t. pay Il E:st l''-
hutv If rcSDcct t. tho memory VI ""'
decreased CumT,dr Mecch Stewart.
yu:I,d that the homo: of saying lheSc
;nw words had fallen Tn E1ore "orl.l?
hand:, than mine.
sIcc,h Stewart was born near YORK
M Tie 18TH day Of November l"'". TIC
lived in this community unt!! called "S
his country tn take uD arms against tl'C
mower ::lat was cndcnr"ring I" destroy
lii,rrty al the world He cAerriuiiE
rc"1,n,,drd In the cal ri IN" DRAFT HHAF"
in Scptrmhcr. 1917. lie was sent ="
l.,r,u Jackson for tr3.ining. II manning
tacrc naly IL short time. From camp
I,rk.on he Was IT. hsfcrrcd tn camp
S..yi..r rs one nG The nunlrr !" I'LL '''
,uw rumnus au;h Division 10 luil W;'r
..,,.,,.,l, lie WAS assigned I" tho ll"th
Infantry becoming d mcinier O! ''''''-
n,uv !. Through the terrible winter o.
tg17 and sprin" nf 1918 hc bore III:
I:r,l*i.ips ami #uiferln;'s without u
,,,,,.r,ur Wei do rrinrnl3ci' u" day
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