The Twenty-Third Psalm 

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul;
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil for thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies.
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of my life
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
for ever.

   Everett Eugene “Gene” Stewart, 90, of Mexico, died at 7:30 p.m. Saturday Sept. 27, 2003, at Audrain Medical Center in Mexico. Mr. Stewart had been a resident at Monroe Manor in Paris for the last 3 years.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Pickering Funeral Home with the Rev. Marvin Jones officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 until 8 p.m. Burial will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Paris. 

Mr. Stewart was born Oct. 12, 1912 in Mexico, a son of George Everett and Maude Mae (Genrich) Stewart. On Mar. 3, 1936 in Montgomery City he married Meta V. Tate who preceded him in death on Sept. 30, 1993.

Mr. Stewart was a fourth cousin to Confederate General Robert E. Lee, which fueled his interest in learning about the civil war. He also loved to travel and in his younger years he enjoyed hunting and fishing.

He worked in loading at A.P. Green Refractories and retired in 1975 after 29 years of service. He also farmed north of Mexico for 58 years.

Survivors include two sons, Gene R. Stewart and his wife Wanda of Mexico, and Edward L. Stewart and his wife Jean also of Mexico; two daughters, Carol Comstock of Paris and Chyerl Varvil and her husband Don of Silverthorne, Colo.; 5 sisters, Bessie Towson of Columbia, Gerrie Cleesen of Paris, Rose Ellen Stewart, ImaJean Stewart, and Billie Dawson, all of Jefferson City; 8 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren.

In addition to his wife, a sister, Ruth Walters, an infant son and an infant daughter, preceded him in death.

Memorials may be given to the Heart Association or to Monroe Manor. They may be sent in care of Pickering Funeral Home, 403 N. Western, Mexico, MO 65265. 

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