Myrtle Viola (May) Stewart, of 51 East Smiley Avenue, Shelby, died Friday
Morning, October 8, 2004 at the Crestwood Care Center.
Myrtle was the daughter of the late Morton and Lottie (Stuart) May and was born in Chicago, Illinois. She spent the early part of her life in Kentucky where she attended elementary and High School in Rowan County and later attended Morehead State College. She taught in the Rowan County School System before marrying Morgan T. Stewart III and moving to Shelby, Ohio. She worked many years in all phases of ceramics. She and her husband were interested in preserving the streams and forests of our country and did much to preserve the bird population in our state. She was an avid gardener and loved roses and other plants.
Myrtle is survived by her daughter, Carol Ann Stewart of Shelby, with whom she resided. Her husband Morgan T. Stewart III preceded her in death in 1991.
There will be no calling hours or funeral service. Burial will be in Stewart Family Cemetery in Morehead, Kentucky. Memorial expressions may be made to the First Church of the Nazarene, 169 Mansfield Avenue, Shelby, Ohio 44875. The Turner Funeral Home, 168 West Main Street, Shelby is assisting the family.