The Worthington Times

Mable M. Stewart of Bloomfield passed away Tuesday May 29, 2007 at Bloomington Hospital. She was 80 years old, born May 21, 1927 in Monroe County, the daughter of Frank and Agnes (Hadden) Hayse.

She was retired as the cook for the Lighthouse Restaurant in Bloomfield and was a member of the Harvest Community Church.

Survivors include her children, Martha J. and husband John Shelton of Columbus, E. Edward Smith of Lyons, Nancy J. and husband John Deckard of Bedford, Janice S. and husband Mike Hardesty of Bloomfield, and Dona S. Stewart and companion Denny Bissey of Bloomfield; grandchildren Greg and wife Laurie Shelton of Columbus, Phillip and wife Buffy Shelton of Columbus, Kianne Smith of Arizona, Blake Smith of Arizona, Kelly and husband Greg Dunn of Bedford, Jerry and wife Kelly Maddox of Bloomfield, Katrina and husband Charles Michael of Bloomfield, Kristie and husband Jeff Pickard of Worthington, and Cody Bissey of Bloomfield; great-grandchildren, Sylvia, Alyssa, Parker, Presten and Peyton Shelton of Columbus, Garrison Dunn of Bedford, Emily and Kaylee Pickard of Worthington, and Aaron Michael of Bloomfield; one brother, Alva and wife Vickie Hayse of Bloomfield; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband John W. (Sam) Stewart on May 30, 1996; siblings, Clayton Cleo in 1966, Grace Elizabeth in 1980, Lester Franklin in 1988, Dorothy May in 1990, James Theodore in 2005, Melvin Lee in 1961, Raymond Gilbert in 1934, and William Albert in 2003.

A funeral service was scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Friday June 1 at Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home in Bloomfield with Rev. Arlen Pope and Rev. Jeff Williams officiating. The place of burial will be Grandview Cemetery in Bloomfield. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until the hour of services Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Greene County Humane Society.