Twila C. Stewart
Prosperity homemaker, active church member, volunteer
Twila C. Stewart, 85, of Prosperity, died at 7:20 p.m. Sunday, August 25, 2013, in Rolling Meadows Nursing Home, Waynesburg, following a brief illness.
She was born Sunday, January 22, 1928, in Ligonier, a daughter of the late Nathan Crowe and Elizabeth Rhoades Crowe.
Mrs. Stewart was a member of Fairall United Methodist Church and was, at the time of her death, attending Whiteley Creek Community Church in Waynesburg. She was a treasurer for Fairall United Methodist Sunday School for more than 20 years, and loved volunteering for the American Cancer Society for several years.
She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Thomas C. Stewart, whom she married August 23, 1948, died September 17, 2008.
Surviving are two daughters, Joyce M. and Edward DeWitte of Waynesburg and Judy E. and Larry Greenwood of Inverness, Fla.; three grandchildren, Jody Lynne and Casey Craig, Brian Lee Pierce and Kimberly Ann and David Gloetzner; five great-grandchildren, Hunter, Payton and Austin Thomas Gloetzner and Conner and Amelia Craig; and a special niece, Sheri and James Proie of Pittsburgh.
Deceased are sister Elizabeth Clifford and three brothers, Howard, Frank and William Crowe.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Milliken and Throckmorton Funeral Home Inc., Daryl L. Throckmorton, owner/director, 197 North Maiden Street, Waynesburg, where services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, August 30, with the Rev. Joseph Weaver officiating. Burial will be in Fairall Cemetery, Whiteley Township, Greene County. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Fairall United Methodist Church, 583 White Barn Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370; or to Whiteley Creek Community Church, P.O. Box 808, Waynesburg, PA 15370. Information is available at www.milliken-throckmortonfh.com.