Andrew C. Stewart Jr., 81, of Midland, died in a local hospital after a lengthy illness on Saturday, May 29, 2004. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, June 4, 2004 at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Chapel in Midland with Burton Cole, officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. A visitation will be held on Thursday, June 3, 2004 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.Born on October 23, 1922, the only child born to Lula Mae and A.C. Stewart. He moved to Midland from Coleman, TX at an early age and later graduated from Carver High School. He attended Barber School in Fort Worth, Texas. After receiving his barber license, he returned to Midland where he established his business. He was very respected in his community where he barbered for over 50 years. In addition to barbering A.C. operated a janitorial business for over twenty years. In 1988, A.C. became a baptized publisher of Jehovah's Witnesses. On Sunday, May 23, 2004, he celebrated his seventeeth wedding anniversary to Lois Brooks-Stewart. He leaves to cherish his memory: his wife, Lois Stewart; six daughters; Elton Louise Hawkins, Crystal Stewart-Ogundipe of Arlington, Sondra Deboskie of Abilene, Shelia Davis of Oklahoma City, OK, Paula Deboskie of Midland, Angela Walker of Las Vegas, NV; two sons, Cleavon Mackey, Jr. of Temple and Andrew C. Stewart, III (Trey) of Fort Worth; fifteen grandchildren and six great grand children and a host of relatives and friends.,
