Carolyn Cox Stewart-Earley

Carolyn Cox Stewart-Earley Mrs. Carolyn Cox Stewart-Earley, 80, of Bartlesville, died at 7:23 P.M. on Friday, July 10, 2015. Funeral services for Mrs. Stewart-Earley will be held at 2 P.M. on Saturday at the East Cross United Methodist Church with Rev. Chad Perceful officiating. Interment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery directed by the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. Friends who wish may call for visitation at the Stumpff Funeral Home until 9 P.M. on Friday as the casket will remain closed during the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Nevus Outreach, Inc., 600 S.E. Delaware Ave., Suite 200, Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74003. Mrs. Stewart-Earley was born at Chickasha, Oklahoma on November 28, 1934 the daughter of Cullen Tipler Cox and Elizabeth (Stanford) Cox. She grew up and received her education in Tulsa graduating from Central High School. She attended the University of Arkansas for two years then transferred to the University of Oklahoma where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business. During high school and college she was also active in music, playing the flute and piano. She married William Samuel Stewart on December 31, 1955 and they made their home in Norman, Oklahoma until moving to Bartlesville in 1960. Mr. Stewart was employed with Phillips Petroleum Company until his retirement. Mrs. Stewart owned and operated the Will Rogers Fabrics store in Eastland Center from 1966 until 1980. Following Mr. Stewart’s death in 1993 she continued her home in Bartlesville and married George Charles Earley of Bartlesville on March 23, 2003. Mrs. Stewart-Earley was a member and served on the board of the Bartlesville Chamber of Commerce and served as president of the Eastland Merchant’s Association. She served as President of the American Association of University Women, was a member and served on the Board of Trustees of the East Cross United Methodist Church, was a member of the Town Hall, the Good Earth Garden Club, was a member of the Republican Women and served as a delegate to the state Republican convention, was active in Girl Scouts, Sooner High Band Boosters, League of Women Voters, served on the board for Junior Achievement and was also active in bridge clubs. She enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family – especially her grandchildren. She also loved animals, particularly wild raccoons. Mrs. Stewart-Earley is survived by her husband, George Charles Earley, three daughters, Sharon Louise Hart of Tulsa, Kathryn Rose Stewart and husband Mark Beckwith of Bartlesville and Eileen Gale Boyle and husband Kelley of Bartlesville, three step children, Diane Pullin and husband Brad of Streetman, Texas, Linda Farquhar and husband Don of Wichita, Kansas and Ray Earley and wife Sharon of Tulsa, four grandchildren, Christopher Reese Hart, Megan Rose Stewart, William Russell Boyle and Lauren Eileen Boyle, nine step grandchildren, Domni Renee Reherman, Daniel Joseph Boyle, Rachel Elizabeth Boyle, Troy Pullin, Lisa Wing, Lauren Jansen, Katie Berner, Renee Earley and Jason Earley, and five step great grandchildren, Presten Coughlan, Parkyr Reherman, Peytyn Reherman, Austin Wing and Kenzie Wing. She was preceded in death by her parents and her first husband, William Samuel Stewart.

Carolyn Cox Stewart-Earley

November 28, 1934 - July 10, 2015