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Feb 1, 1987 Dear Lowry & Hazel:Sorry to be so long responding to your lovely cards and the prayers. It wasn't God's Will for Jim to recover. He had a pace maker for 8 years. His heart just played out, his lungs, liver & kidneys we[re] also involved. He died Dec 13 at 6:01 a.m. He is buried here in the cemetery near our house. To give him up after 55 1/2 years is not easy. The house is lonely, the dog is grieving as well. We had a loving, happy life together. I have been kept busy writing notes to people for food, flowers and 44 people gave donations to our Church and 3 people gave 11 Gideon Bibles in his memory. And still they are coming in and the people are so thoughtful to bring me food. It sure helps when you are not interested in cooking. My health, is not good. Angina (heart trouble) -2- makes me "toe the line". Have to take so much medicine for some several years (Jim was also diabetic).Margaret (Phillips) has moved to Jackson, Miss. Her son William Thomas "Bee" he's called is in the "clothier" business. He's been there some several years. He's now building his own stores. (He has two). Then Harden, the youngest, now married travels for an exclusive line of childrens clothes, in Miss., Ala., & Ga. so they moved to Jackson to save mileage, so Margaret was left, (going to be) alone so she moved too into a condo-complex. She called this a.m. and likes it all right - so far. Some paper people she knows there want her to work part time. She has 2 1/2 days of it so far. She's good at the paper business & I hope she enjoyes it. Skipper (Paul Jr.) & his family live in Clarksdale where he is on the Police force, for several years & loves it. -3- I want to send you a write-up about Jim. He was mayor of Olive Branch 4 years 1942-1946. Our town is now over 2,000 population & the streets are all paved, with curbs & gutters, good utility service etc. The city limits go to the Tennessee line in places.Must get more letters written please keep remembering me in your prayers. You two have some years to love & enjoy each other. Jim was 91 in August & I was 85 in November counting our 20 year engagement, we had 71 years to our credit. Times were so lean we couldn't get married earlier. Love to each of you & write when you can. Oh, one other thing I have an Eastern Star friend who lives at 2720 Rhode Island N.E., Albuquerque, New M. 87110. Her sister who lives here, she visited this fall and we talked on the phone. Her name is Mrs. Charles O'Conner. Her husband is dead too. Call her sometime. -4- I went to Church today. We had a big crowd, the balcony was packed as well. Last Sunday we were "iced in". I've had to move down stairs because of heart, but I sure do miss our bedroom upstairs.Roger & Judy, Jim's nephew, we helped raise & educate, now lives in Georgia (Columbus) came 2 weeks ago with new carpet for the downstairs bedroom it sure is nice, also Judy, his wife made new drapes to match the comforters. Maybe this long letter will help make up for being so long in writing. Let me hear when you can.
Love,
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Notes:
Lowry Lee Stewart and his wife Hazel Clementine Rollins.
Lowry was son of Seaborn Randall Stewart and Lena Estelle Shanahan, a grandson of Michael
William Shanahan. Transcribed 15 October 2007 by K. L. Rhodes from the original handwritten letter. Original letter sent to me from Lowry Stewart's files by his daughter Judy Colleen Stewart Wait shortly after the 2000 Albuquerque Stewart-Shanahan Reunion. 
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