Marth M. Stewart Obituary (1921

Hastings resident Martha M. Stewart, 91, died Sunday, May 13, 2012 at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings. Martha was born April 7, 1921 in Greensburg, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Virginia (Cooke) Brent. She graduated from Greensburg High School with the class of 1939. Martha married Estel K. Stewart on June 4, 1939. She attended beauty school in Wichita, Kansas. Martha operated a beauty shopee and raised her three sons in Elkhart, Kansas. In 1984 she retired and moved to Hastings to be closer to family. Martha was a member of the Hastings China Belles, and the Methodist church in Elkhart, Kansas. Martha is survived by two sons, Kenneth A. Stewart and wife Patricia of Hastings, and William E. Stewart of Wichita, Kansas; two granddaughters, Anna Stewart of Denver, Colorado, and Rana Stewart of California. She is preceded in death by her husband; son, Gary S. Stewart; three sisters; and two brothers. Service Private family services will be held at a later date in Greensburg, Kansas. In honoring her wishes for cremation there will be no viewing.