Delilah (Wicks) STEWART

STEWART, WICKS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/19/2006 at 21:08:11

Delilah “Dedee” Stewart, 59, formerly of Clarion, died Sunday, July 22, 2001, at her son’s home in Lake Wood, California. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 28 at the Kanawha Lutheran Church. Rev. Dr. William H. Breen, Interim Pastor, officiated at the 10:30 a.m. service. Burial was in Amsterdam Township Cemetery, Kanawha. Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, Kanawha, was in charge of arrangements. Kevin Wicks and Lana Gray shared memories of Dedee; soloists were Andy Vivanco and Monica Abbas; Gary Brandt was the organist. Pall bearers were Danny Abbas, Jason Feckey, Derek Gray, Shannon Gray, Mike Noble and Andy Vivanco. “Dedee” was born Delilah Dee Wicks on July 20, 1942, in Roland, the daughter of Everett and Viola Wicks. Both of her parents were children of Norwegian immigrants. She grew up on a farm near Kanawha as part of a large family. She was one of six children. She attended area country school and after graduation from Clarion High School moved to Clarion and worked for the telephone company. On January 20, 1962, she and Tom Stewart were married. They were the parents of two children, Lance, born in 1966, and Tami, born in 1968. Tom and Delilah were divorced after 25 years of marriage. In 1988, Dedee moved to California and began working for State Farm Insurance. Her children soon followed her to California, Tami in 1988 and Lance in 1990. She retired from State Farm in 1999. When she discovered she had cancer earlier this year, she held on to her faith, which gave strength to everyone around her.

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