Oklahoman Archives
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
August 14, 2008, p15
MaeAnne ( McMillan ) Steward
died August 11, 2008, in Oklahoma City. Born July 9, 1924, Greer County,
OK to Louis Theodore and Mae Ruth McMillan. She was raised on a
farm/ranch in Greer County and had many stories of her wonderful
childhood with her sister
Lennis and her mother and father, even though it was in the midst of
the Dust Bowl and the Depression. She had a deep love and respect for
the ''cowboy way of life'', and the beauty of Western Oklahoma, often
referring to it as ";God's country". Anne attended school at Eastview
and Reed and then went on to earn a degree in teaching and Home
Economics from Southwestern State College in Weatherford, OK. This is
where she met her "Stew". She and Rader Roland ";Stew"; Steward married
on August 30, 1947, in Mangum, OK. After following Stew to Fort Polk and
enduring his absence while he was serving in Korea, they moved back to
Weatherford and began a family with the birth of James Roland in 1953.
They lived briefly in Erick, OK and then settled in Oklahoma City. The
family was completed with the birth of daughter, Janna Ruth, in 1959.
Anne was a devoted wife and mother. Serving and supporting her family
was her greatest passion.
Having raised her children, she then pursued
another passion with the opening of Attic Orphans Antique Shop. This
along with the addition of her five grandchildren, kept her life full
and happy.
Anne was predeceased by her parents, husband and
sister-in-law, Patricia Mclntyre.
She is survived by her sister,
Lennis Kolb and her
husband Vernon Kolb of Tulsa; son, Jim Steward and Karen Laste and her
sons Matthew and Adam, all of OKC; daughter Jann McCollom and her
husband Max McCollom of Edmond. She loved beyond words her grandchildren
and is survived by granddaughter, Courtny Lynn Steward and John Goggin
of Denver; grandson, Wesley Steward Morgan McCollom of Denver;
granddaughter, Sarah Ashley Morgan McCollom of Nashville; grandsons,
Luke Iden McCollom and Grant Christian McCollom, both of Edmond. She is
also survived by her favorite cousin, Helen White; sister-in-law,
Shirley Nell and her husband Warren and their family; nephew, Arron
Mclntyre and his wife Marsha and their family. The family wishes to
thank the staff at Brighton Gardens for their loving care for Miss Anne
.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 Friday,
August 15, 2008, at New Hope Church, 3601 South Broadway, Ste. 1300,
Edmond. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Alzheimer's
Association.
Oklahoman Archives
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
March 1, 1994, p25
Rader Roland "Stew" Steward, born June 12, 1926, the son of Rader C.
Steward and Della Roland Steward. He married MaeAnne McMillan in 1947.
Served with the 45th Division in Korea. Retired from Smith Kline &
French Lab in 1987 after 35 years of service. Member of the Nichols
Hills Methodist Church, was active in the Oklahoma City Boat Club, and
he was a lover of the Rocky Mountains.
Survivors include wife, MaeAnne McMillan Steward; son, James Roland and wife, Laura, and their
daughter, Courtny Lynn; his daughter, Janna Ruth Steward McCollom and
husband, Max, and their children, Wesley Steward , Sarah Ashley, Luke
Iden, Grant Christian.
Memorial services to be held 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, March 2, 1994 at Nichols Hills Methodist Church.
... Complied and transcribed by Zoey Fryhover, 2010.