Dr. Jack C. Stewart

1936 - 2017

Dr. Jack C.
Stewart
August 8, 1936-
January 28, 2017
Fortson, GA- Dr. Jack C. Stewart, Jr., 80, of Fortson, died Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital. Funeral services will be 6:00 pm, Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at the chapel of Cox Funeral Home, Hamilton with Rev. Shane Lipp officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 6:00 pm prior to the service. Dr. Stewart will be cremated following the service.
Dr. Stewart was born August 8, 1936 in Manchester, GA the son of Jack C. Stewart, Sr. and Joyce Cavanagh Stewart. He received his Bachelor's Degree from Georgia Southern College and his Doctorate of Education from the University of Alabama. Dr. Stewart taught elementary school grades at Margaret Mitchell Elementary School in Atlanta and later became a high school guidance counselor at Campbell High School in Smyrna, GA. He was active in the Governor's Honors Program at Wesleyan College in Macon, GA. He later became a professor of education at Columbus State University, where he retired. He served in the United States Air Force Reserves and was the author of four books. Dr. Stewart served on the Harris County Board of Education for 30 years. In his younger years, he played tennis; he also enjoyed watching many sports, reading, writing, and working with young people. He was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly Scott Stewart.
Survivors include his daughters, Suzanne Stewart-Cody and her husband, Larry, Deborah Wall and her husband, Travis all of Douglasville, his step-sons, Brian Shaw and his wife, Dona of Fortson, Dr. Jeff Shaw and his wife, Lynley of Seattle, WA; four grandchildren, Talon, Gavin, Sofia and Justin Shaw. Cox Funeral Home, Hamilton in charge of the arrangements. Please sign the online register at www.coxfhcom.