Elizabeth "Liz" (Hurst) Stewart, age 82, of Houston, Texas, former longtime resident of Princeville, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, in Houston.
She was born on July 4, 1925, in Augusta, Ga., a daughter of Malcolm and Margaret Hurst.
She graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman's College.
She met Dana Stewart when he was a pilot-in-training in Augusta, and they were married on Aug. 25, 1945.
She also received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Illinois.
Liz and Dana moved to Princeville in 1946, where they raised a family of four.
Liz wrote four books celebrating family life on the farm. She was a noted public speaker, a columnist for the Illinois Agri News and had a program on Bradley University's public radio station. Her humorous and homespun philosophy appealed to all walks of life.
While living in Princeville, Liz was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Princeville, having served on the Presbyterial and Synodical boards.
In 1957, she organized the Princeville Women's Club and was the past president of the Central Illinois Branch of American Penwomen. In addition, she was a member of the American Legion Post 248, Homemaker's Extension and PEO. Liz served on the advisory board of the Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe and the Lillie M. Evans Memorial Library in Princeville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dana; one daughter, Margaret Newman Smith; and one grandson, Ian Wesley Stewart.
Liz is survived by her sister, Katherine Anderson of Nashville, Tenn.; one son, Dana Stewart Jr. of Lake Hughes, Calif.; and two daughters, Ann Sledge of Houston, Texas, and Nancy Lowenthal of Chicago, Ill.
A graveside service at the Princeville Cemetery.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - December 9, 2007.
She was born on July 4, 1925, in Augusta, Ga., a daughter of Malcolm and Margaret Hurst.
She graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman's College.
She met Dana Stewart when he was a pilot-in-training in Augusta, and they were married on Aug. 25, 1945.
She also received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Illinois.
Liz and Dana moved to Princeville in 1946, where they raised a family of four.
Liz wrote four books celebrating family life on the farm. She was a noted public speaker, a columnist for the Illinois Agri News and had a program on Bradley University's public radio station. Her humorous and homespun philosophy appealed to all walks of life.
While living in Princeville, Liz was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Princeville, having served on the Presbyterial and Synodical boards.
In 1957, she organized the Princeville Women's Club and was the past president of the Central Illinois Branch of American Penwomen. In addition, she was a member of the American Legion Post 248, Homemaker's Extension and PEO. Liz served on the advisory board of the Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe and the Lillie M. Evans Memorial Library in Princeville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dana; one daughter, Margaret Newman Smith; and one grandson, Ian Wesley Stewart.
Liz is survived by her sister, Katherine Anderson of Nashville, Tenn.; one son, Dana Stewart Jr. of Lake Hughes, Calif.; and two daughters, Ann Sledge of Houston, Texas, and Nancy Lowenthal of Chicago, Ill.
A graveside service at the Princeville Cemetery.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - December 9, 2007.
Elizabeth "Liz" (Hurst) Stewart, age 82, of Houston, Texas, former longtime resident of Princeville, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, in Houston.
She was born on July 4, 1925, in Augusta, Ga., a daughter of Malcolm and Margaret Hurst.
She graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman's College.
She met Dana Stewart when he was a pilot-in-training in Augusta, and they were married on Aug. 25, 1945.
She also received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Illinois.
Liz and Dana moved to Princeville in 1946, where they raised a family of four.
Liz wrote four books celebrating family life on the farm. She was a noted public speaker, a columnist for the Illinois Agri News and had a program on Bradley University's public radio station. Her humorous and homespun philosophy appealed to all walks of life.
While living in Princeville, Liz was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Princeville, having served on the Presbyterial and Synodical boards.
In 1957, she organized the Princeville Women's Club and was the past president of the Central Illinois Branch of American Penwomen. In addition, she was a member of the American Legion Post 248, Homemaker's Extension and PEO. Liz served on the advisory board of the Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe and the Lillie M. Evans Memorial Library in Princeville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dana; one daughter, Margaret Newman Smith; and one grandson, Ian Wesley Stewart.
Liz is survived by her sister, Katherine Anderson of Nashville, Tenn.; one son, Dana Stewart Jr. of Lake Hughes, Calif.; and two daughters, Ann Sledge of Houston, Texas, and Nancy Lowenthal of Chicago, Ill.
A graveside service at the Princeville Cemetery.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - December 9, 2007.
She was born on July 4, 1925, in Augusta, Ga., a daughter of Malcolm and Margaret Hurst.
She graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman's College.
She met Dana Stewart when he was a pilot-in-training in Augusta, and they were married on Aug. 25, 1945.
She also received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Illinois.
Liz and Dana moved to Princeville in 1946, where they raised a family of four.
Liz wrote four books celebrating family life on the farm. She was a noted public speaker, a columnist for the Illinois Agri News and had a program on Bradley University's public radio station. Her humorous and homespun philosophy appealed to all walks of life.
While living in Princeville, Liz was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Princeville, having served on the Presbyterial and Synodical boards.
In 1957, she organized the Princeville Women's Club and was the past president of the Central Illinois Branch of American Penwomen. In addition, she was a member of the American Legion Post 248, Homemaker's Extension and PEO. Liz served on the advisory board of the Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe and the Lillie M. Evans Memorial Library in Princeville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dana; one daughter, Margaret Newman Smith; and one grandson, Ian Wesley Stewart.
Liz is survived by her sister, Katherine Anderson of Nashville, Tenn.; one son, Dana Stewart Jr. of Lake Hughes, Calif.; and two daughters, Ann Sledge of Houston, Texas, and Nancy Lowenthal of Chicago, Ill.
A graveside service at the Princeville Cemetery.
Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - December 9, 2007.
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