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Note: !BIRTH-MARRIAGE:Information from Lynette. DEATH: Phone call from her daughter, Kathy Longhurst. NOTE: She died at 1:30 pm
in the Roseville Community Hospital; heart anuerism.
BURIAL: Lincoln, California City Cemetery.
NOTES:
She has a very sweet, thoughtful, loving nature. She loves her children and
little grandson, Anthony, with a true charity. She does not judge others,
always giving others the benefit of a doubt.
She forgives people easily and does not speak unkindly of others. She
only gives the excuse for those who would hurt her that they probably just do
not like her. (I do not know how anyone could not like Lynette.)
She loves to make patchwork quilts and does beautiful work, all by hand. She
has beautiful curly black silky hair. She had a heart operation early in her
marriage, and this has left its mark on her. She cannot move as fast as she
would like. She is smart and has a better memory than most of us, and she is
very relaxing to be around. She enjoys keeping an orderly house, and she is a
very good cook.
OCCUPATION: She was a Registered Nurse and loved her work.
NOTE: (The following is a copy of the Eulogy [notes], given by Sister Jan Hansen
in the Lincon LDS Ward Chapel at Lynette's funeral.)
Eulogy Lynette Stewart 1-Quilt---entered Placer County Fair 1992
Received blue ribbon "Lap it up Cats"--made for her mother
Did not like sewing machine---were hand sewn with few exceptions
2-Found Lynette's life to be much like this quilt
First stitch was on July 13, 1937 in the Sacramento County Hospital---
The craftors were Burton and Dala Bancroft.
Additional pieces were added while the family, including Mike,
lived in Quincy for 10 years.
This represents a bright, happy part of her quilt.
Just before Lynette turned 16 she added a vital block to her quilt which
overuse, struggle, and stress only added strength to the overall product.
This block was baptism in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
"The most predominant person in my life, the person who has affected my life
more than any other person I know is my mother. She is a person whom I admire
and respect and love very much, but she has also been a barrier to me.
I respect and admire her for many reasons. She is kind, sensitive, and long
suffering as she has gone through many emotional crises. She loves her family
very much and will do anything for them. She has always been understanding and
fair where my brother and I are concerned and there were no conflicts in our
home. When we were younger she read aloud to us and when we were older she
would let us go to school dances, parties, etc.
The reason that she has been a barrier to me has come as a surprise to me as
well as to other members of the family. It is about my religion. You see, I
have always wondered about God and such things, and I used to ask my mother
many questions which she could not answer and I would then still be wondering.
I attended a protestant Sunday School and even started taking a Bible course
through the mail, but these things did not satisfy me. Finally when I was
fifteen, I found what I wanted and I was baptised in the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints a month before I was sixteen. My mother didn't like the
idea and the next Sunday after I was baptised she made me promise not to go to
Church for awhile. She says she does not know why she feels as she does about
the Church and me, but she says she is doing the best for me that she can. She
was very up-set and my life at home was miserable. There was much tension and I
felt like a stranger. I have not attended Church since then, but I have gone to
different churches with my girlfriends as I had done before.
She is the only mother I will ever have and I want to respect her wishes and
not make her unhappy. I have kept my feelings inside me for about three years
now and I feel that if this problem goes on as it has it will only grow larger
and more difficult to solve. Last Sunday was the first time I have talked to my
mother about it for a long time. Nothing was solved by this heart to heart
talk. Her feelings are the same and she does not want me to go to church until
I am on my own and thenshe says she can do nothing about it. Perhaps it would
be better, and I had planned to go on as I have been and wait until I am on my
own to go back to Church, but I realize that by then it will still be a problem
which needs solving and the time to do the solving is now. Besides, three
years, plus the two and a half I have already waited, is a long time to keep
something as this inside you. I am not going to stop talking to her as I feel
that something must be done."
New blocks were added with high school graduation from Stockton High School,
a college degree in nursing worked as an OB Nurse and marriage to Ernie.
The most prized blocks in her quilt represent Kathy and Nick, and her three
beautiful grandchildren. While each one is shown separately they are bound
together by the small hand stitches she so carefully produced. As she proudly
showed these blocks her one desire was that her stitches would be strong to
last for Eternity, that each would share her love for the Savior and the
Gospel.
Not far from the center of her quilt is a very dark block. Lynette suffered a
major stroke [aneurysm after heart surgery] at the age of 31 that would
influence all the remaining parts of her quilt and test its overall strength.
When Larry and I met Lynette, as her Home Teachers, most of her quilt was
complete. However, she added greatly to ours over the next four years. Her
initial shyness and uncertaint about her life changed to a sense of purpose as
she added strong additional stitches to her Gospel block. Larry made certain
the "Ensign" was a monthly part of her reading material, Church attendance was
encouraged and most of all the acquisition of a current Temple recommend.
Despite constant health problems, a visit to her home resulted in viewing her
latest project, sharing Gospel principles, hearing her feelings about good
music and current events, voicing her deep love for her family,and the peace,
security, and respect for her dear Family Home Evening sisters. You all
provided a sense of purpose to her life, and make Lincoln the place she wanted
to be.
Lynette had a real surprise piece added to her quilt, when she went to Stockton
to assist with her mother. What a lady Dala was! As we drove there Lynette
again expressed the barrier religion was between herself and her mom, but as we
sat at Dala's table, eating the lovely dinner she prepared, the pride she felt
with her home and family a softening of the heart was most evident to Larry and
myself.
Upon moving back to Lincoln Dala and Lynette settled into their new home. Our
visits found Dala receptive to Gospel teachings and a call to the Sister
Missionaries added a bright wonderful block to the almost completed quilt. As
this frail, little lady emerged from the waters of Baptism any previous
barriers between mother and daughter were replaced with the blending together
their two blocks of unity and love.
One might ask about Lynette's quilt:
1- Which is the most important, the first stitch or the last one? One stitch
cannot endure without the other.
2- Was the binding crucial? A love for the Savior and His Gospel are what held
it all together.
3- Which pieces were the most precious? The ones that represented children and
grandchildren, the dear Family Home Evening sisters, the Sister Missionaries
and the loving sisters in the Ward who extended their love freely.
4- Are there flaws in this quilt? There are indeed, but they are minute and
should not affect the overall strength of the quilt itself.
5- Did the quilt win any blue ribbons? While not seen at major shows nor viewed
by prominent public figures, it will be viewed by the fairest of all judges and
will stand on its own merit in knowing the intent of the sewer.
Who can doubt the blue ribbon status of the quilt and the quilter?"
OBITUARY: [In newspaper: Lincoln News Messenger; Thursday, June 8, 1995.]
Lynette Stewart a resident of Lincon, died June 4. She was 57. A native of Sacramento, she is survived by a son, Nick Stewart; a daughter, Kathy Longhurst; a brother, Mike Bancroft, three grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Lincoln Ward Chapel of Latter Day Saints Church at 252 O Street. Interment will be at Lincoln Cemetery.
FUNERAL PROGRAM: In memory of Lynette Gail Stewart. Born July 13, 1937,
Sacramento, California. Passed away June 4, 1995 1995, Roseville, California.
Memorial Service June 8, 1995, Lincoln Ward Chapel, Lincoln, California.
Officiating: Bishop Mike Wells, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints. Organist: Sister Sandra Montgomery. Family Prayer: Elder Perry
Longhurst. welcome: Bishop Mike Wells. Invocation: Sister Deann Buys. Eulogy:
Sister Jan Hansen. Vocal Solo: Elder Glenn Halsey. "I Walked Today Where Jesus
Walked." Speaker: Bishop Mike Wells. Benediction: Sister Marylee Carlile.
Pallbearers: Mike Bancroft, Nick Stewart, Ernie Stewart Jr., Mark Ommen, Perry
Longhurst. Interment: Lincoln Cemetery, Lincoln, California. Deidcatory Prayer:
Elder Perry Longhurst. [Price Funeral Chapel, 6335 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights,
California.]
!BIRTH: Birth Certificate in possession of Kathleen Gail Stewart Longhurst.
!MARRIAGE: Marriage Certificate between Lynette and Ernest Lawrence Stewart,
in possession of Kathleen Gail Stewart Longhurst. Marriage between Lynette and
Johnnie Mucero, my personal knowledge.
!BIRTH: Birth Certificate in possession of Kathleen Gail Stewart Longhurst.
!MARRIAGE: Marriage Certificate between Lynette and Ernest Lawrence Stewart,
in possession of Kathleen Gail Stewart Longhurst. Marriage between Lynette and
Johnnie Mucero, my personal knowledge.
!BIRTH: Birth Certificate in possession of Kathleen Gail Stewart Longhurst.
!MARRIAGE: Marriage Certificate between Lynette and Ernest Lawrence Stewart,
in possession of Kathleen Gail Stewart Longhurst. Marriage between Lynette and
Johnnie Mucero, my personal knowledge.
!BIRTH: Birth Certificate in possession of Kathleen Gail Stewart Longhurst.
!MARRIAGE: Marriage Certificate between Lynette and Ernest Lawrence Stewart,
in possession of Kathleen Gail Stewart Longhurst. Marriage between Lynette and
Johnnie Mucero, my personal knowledge.
!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ;
June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West
Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ;
June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West
Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
!BIRTH: Birth Certificate in possession of Kathleen Gail Stewart Longhurst.
!MARRIAGE: Marriage Certificate between Lynette and Ernest Lawrence Stewart,
in possession of Kathleen Gail Stewart Longhurst. Marriage between Lynette and
Johnnie Mucero, my personal knowledge.
!BIRTH: Birth Certificate in possession of Kathleen Gail Stewart Longhurst.
!MARRIAGE: Marriage Certificate between Lynette and Ernest Lawrence Stewart,
in possession of Kathleen Gail Stewart Longhurst. Marriage between Lynette and
Johnnie Mucero, my personal knowledge.
!BIRTH: Birth Certificate in possession of Kathleen Gail Stewart Longhurst.
!MARRIAGE: Marriage Certificate between Lynette and Ernest Lawrence Stewart,
in possession of Kathleen Gail Stewart Longhurst. Marriage between Lynette and
Johnnie Mucero, my personal knowledge.
!BIRTH: Birth Certificate in possession of Kathleen Gail Stewart Longhurst.
!MARRIAGE: Marriage Certificate between Lynette and Ernest Lawrence Stewart,
in possession of Kathleen Gail Stewart Longhurst. Marriage between Lynette and
Johnnie Mucero, my personal knowledge.
!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ;
June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West
Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ;
June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West
Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
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