Mrs. Nellie (Saxbury) Stewart 1882-1928

Mrs. Nellie May Stewart, wife of Henry Stewart passed away this morning at her home on Valley Road at 10:45 a.m. Mrs. Stewart had been in ill health for a year but not critical. After returning to her home Tuesday from a visit with relatives she became seriously ill. Had Mrs Stewart lived until Thursday she would have been 46 yrs. old.

She was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Martha Brackley Saxbury. Born at New Canton IL Pike Co. Lived in Hannibal for 26 years. Surviving are her husband, 5 children-Mrs Pansy Pickett, Ralph, Herbert, Glenn and Irene Stewart. A grandchild Namon Pickett.

Funeral service M.E. Church. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery Hannibal, Mo.

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Hannibal Courier-Post, August 23, 1928 - Mrs. Stewart’s Burial Friday

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Henry A. Stewart, who died early Wednesday morning, will be at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon from First Methodist Episcopal church, of which she was a member. Rev. H. J. Bane, pastor of the church, will conduct the rites, and interment will be in Mount Olivet cemetery. The remains will be removed this evening from Schwart’s funeral home to the family residence on Valley road, south of Hannibal.

Had Mrs. Stewart lived until today she would have been 46 years old. She had lived in and near Hannibal for years and was well known here.

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Hannibal Courier-Post, August 25, 1928 - Last Rites Held For Mrs. Henry Stewart

The funeral of Mrs. Henry A. Stewart, who died Wednesday morning in her home on Valley road, south of Hannibal, was held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon from First Methodist Episcopal church, of which she was a member. Rev. H. J. Bane, pastor of the church, conducted the rites, and the remains were laid to rest in Mount Olivet cemetery.

Mrs. Stewart had been in failing health for about a year but her condition was not considered serious and she returned Tuesday from a visit with relatives at a distance, and a few hours following, became critically ill. She had lived in Hannibal and vicinity for a number of years.