Eula Frances Stewart

Eula Frances Stewart obituary, Aurora, MO

Eula Frances Stewart

Eula Stewart Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home on Jan. 28, 2026.
Eula Frances Stewart, age 93, of Saginaw, Michigan, formerly of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 3:50 a.m. on Friday, January 17, 2025, at the HealthSource in Saginaw, Michigan. She was born May 31, 1931, in Milton, West Virginia, the daughter of Mervin and Xylphia (Edwards) Chapman.
On August 2, 1952, she married Virgil Austin Stewart in Milton, West Virginia. He preceded her in death on June 27, 2008.
Eula and her husband, Virgil moved from Visalia, California to Aurora, Missouri, in 1993. She was a homemaker and attended the Aurora Nazarene Church.
Eula is survived by one son, Rick Stewart and his wife, Julia, of Saginaw, Michigan; one daughter, Carolyn Ray of Visalia, California; one brother, David Chapman; two sisters, Geraline Holman and her husband, David and Eileen Daniels; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
Eula was preceded in death by her parents, Mervin and Xylphia; her husband, Virgil; one sister, Jean Vaughan and one brother, Clarel Chapman.
A visitation will be held from 10:00-12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora, Missouri. A private burial will follow at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora.
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