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The Life of MERLE K STEWART

Services for Merle K "Buss" Stewart, 64, of 4720 NW Sixth Dr, who died of cancer Saturday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, will be at 1 p.,m. Tueseday at Westover Funeral Home. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Mr. Stewart was born in Churdan and lived in Des Moines since he was 9 years old.  He was a tire builder for Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. until his retirement in April 1982.  He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a member of United Rubber Workers Local 310.

Survivors include his wife, Loal; two sons, Ronald of Des Moines and William of Tuscon, AZ; a daughter, Judith Lee of Des Moines; a sister, Agnes Van Gilder of Jefferson; and five grandchildren.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. today.  The family will receive friends between 7 and 9 p.m. today at Westover Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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