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DEWEY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA
Obituary




Lillie Mae Steward, 94, died March 20, 1985, in St. Anthony
Hospital.  She was born June 23, 1890, to Adam and Belle Artrip
Hanshaw near Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas.  She moved with
her family, by covered wagon, at age 5 to Arapaho, Oklahoma, where
she attended and later taught school.  She joined the Methodist
Church at an early age.  She was married January 12, 1912, to J.
Brent Steward.  The family moved to western Oklahoma, Three Corner
area, near Leedey in 1926 and moved to Oklahoma City in 1949.  She
made her home with her daughter in Del City the last 5 years of her
life.

She is survived by three sons: Joe and wife LaVona of Houston,
Texas; Carl and wife Ernestine of Del City, Burt and wife Barbara of
Oklahoma City; and three daughters: Juanita Trent and husband Ray of
Del City; Nina Fields of Oklahoma City; Ina Sergesketter and husband
Joe of Houston, Texas; brother, Roy Ammons of Clinton, Oklahoma and
24 grandchildren; 37 great grandchildren and nine great-great
grandchildren.

Lillie Mae was preceded in death by her husband on February 26,
1968, and an infant son Delpha, parents, great granddaughtger, Lori
Steward, son-in-law Russell Fields, borhter Addie Hanshaw and sister
Pearl Beavers.

Services were held at 10:00 a.m. March 23, 1985 at Eisenhour
Southeast Funeral Chapel and graveside services 3:00 p.m. Marchy 23,
1985 at Greenwood Cemetery in Weatherford, Oklahoma.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of your
choice.

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK