Tony Lendale Steward, 42, of Prescott died Saturday, October 31, 1998.

Mr. Steward was born in Prescott August 13, 1956, the son of the late L.T. and Annie Stueart. He married Laura Diane Dickers on September 14, 1979. To this union four children were natured, step-daughter, Latoya Monique Dickerson; two sons, Tony Lendale Steward Jr., Isaac Lorenzo Steward and a daughter Aiesha Rena Steward. Tony started his Christian journey as a youth at the Prescott Church of God in Prescott. He attended Bay Ridge Christian College in Kendleton, Texas, to continue his Christian studies in music. He toured with the BRCC Choir as a solo vocalist. He worked with Tenneco Pipeline for 18 years. He took early retirement in May 1997, after which he became a mail carrier for the Herald Coaster in Rosenberg, Texas. After marriage, he confessed his church affiliation to Galilee Baptist Church in Wallis, Texas. During his years of church service he sang with the group Restoration and the Galilee Baptist Choir, where he served as the assistant choir director. He was preceded in death, in addition to his parents, by a brother, Paul Edward Stueart; and his mother-in-law, Betty Agnes Dickerson.