STEWARD, Carl A.- b. June 5, 1916 - d. September 4, 2007

[Janet Harrington]

(Taken from the Independence Daily Reporter, September 7, 2007, page 2)

Carl A. Steward, 91, of Cedar Vale, died Tuesday at William Newton Memorial Hospital in Winfield.

Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Cedar Vale United Methodist Church with Pastor Jerry Bever and Shane Land, his grandson, officiating.  Burial will be at Cedar Creek Cemetery.

Friends may call from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the church.

Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association or Cedar Vale United Methodist Church, and donations may be sent to Countryside Funeral Home, P.O. Box 247, Fredonia, KS 66736.  Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard is handling the arrangements.

Mr. Steward was born June 5, 1916 near Cedar Vale to Rush E. and Nellie (Kennedy) Steward.  He graduated from Cedar Vale High School in 1934.

He married Nola West on Oct. 14, 1938 in Howard.  She survives at the home.

He was manager of the Cedar Vale Co-op Exchange before serving in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 during World War II in the Europe Theater.  He received the WWII Victory Ribbon, EAWE Theater Ribbon and Silver Service Star.

Following the war, he was manager of the Caney Valley Cooperative Association for 29 years, retiring in 1974 to become a full-time rancher.

He was a member of the Cedar Vale United Methodist Church, Cedar Vale Lions Club, Masonic Lodge #355 and Cedar Vale American Legion Post #201.  He was also a past member of the Labor Day Association, the Chamber of Commerce, Cedar Vale Development Association, Big Caney Watershed District Board and Cedar Vale Rural Fire District.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Steward is survived by a son, Byron Steward, Kingman, Ariz.; a daughter, Beth Land, Cedar Vale; a sister, Marie Scott, Sedan; and three grandchildren.