Visitation will be held at Memorial Funeral Home on Sunday, February 16, 2020 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at funeral home with Rev. Gary Thomas officiating.
Cindy was born on June 25, 1940 in Columbia, Missouri, the daughter of Charles (Teeny) and Mary Ann Morris. She was the wife of Thomas Benjamin Stewart III who survives. They shared 57 years of marriage together. She graduated from Hickman High School in 1958, obtained a degree in education from the University of Missouri in 1962, and was an honorary member of Gamma Phi Beta. Cindy had a long career at the University of Missouri State Historical Society specializing in the Western Historical Manuscripts Collection.
She was a long-time member of Forest Hill Country Club where she enjoyed playing golf with her parents, husband, children, and friends. She was also an avid reader, gardener, and the world’s best grandma.
She is survived by her husband, Tom; three children, Charles Brent Stewart and his wife Kristine of Columbia, Missouri, Douglas Preston Stewart and his wife Gigi of Centennial, Colorado, and Maria Jane Renner and her husband Keith of Columbia, Illinois; and five grandchildren, Haden Renner, Landon Renner, Benjamin Stewart, Walter Stewart, and Thomas Stewart.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Boone County Historical Society or the Cedar Creek Therapeutic Riding Club.
