Sarah Elizabeth Jones Stewart's Obituary
Sarah Elizabeth Jones Stewart, formerly of East New Market, MD passed away on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008 at Dorchester General Hospital in Cambridge, MD. She was 90 years old.
She was born Dec. 3, 1918 in Seaford, DE, the daughter of the late Napoleon Jones and Amanda Mae Andrews Jones Cephas. Her husband, Thomas James Stewart preceded her in death on Sept. 1, 2002.
She worked as a cook at the Seaford Country Club for many years. She also worked in catering, in cleaning, and babysitting. She was a member of the National Church of God in East New Market where she served on the Usher Board and Missionary Circle, and was one of the church’s prayer warriors. Because of her love of singing she
also sang in the choir.
She helped raise as daughters, Marie Daniels of Cambridge, Barbara Jean Robinson of Wilmington, DE, Martha Sampson of Hurlock, MD, Margaret Strawberry of Baltimore, MD, and Janice Nicholas Potter of Cleveland, OH, 2 special grandchildren and caregivers, Elizabeth Marie Daniels of Cambridge and Jeffrey James Daniels of Providence, RI; 13 other grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild, Ja’Nija Howard, and an adopted sister, Diane Visey Scott of Hurlock.
Funeral service will be held on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at Zion Baptist Church in Cambridge, MD with Bishop Catherine Camper officiating. Interment will follow in Thompsontown Cemetery near East New Market. Friends may call on Wednesday from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the National Church of God in East New Market and on Thursday from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. at the church in Cambridge.
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