Stewart

Velma Grace Stewart, 92, of Shippenville Health Care Center, formerly of Perry Township, Parker, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2025, at the health center due to natural causes.

Born on April 12, 1933, in Perry Township, Clarion County, she was the daughter of the late Peter Burton and Bernice May Bashline Peters.

She was married on Dec. 29, 1950, to Richard L. Stewart, who died on March 9, 2013.

Velma was a longtime member of the Concord Presbyterian Church, where, at the time of her passing, she was the oldest church member. She was a member of the Ladies Missionary Society. In her lifetime, she was employed by the former O-I Glass Containers Corp. of Clarion, former Moyer Level Works of Parker, and the Parker and Perry Township School Cafeteria. She had been an active participant in the Ladies Auxiliary of Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department. She was the Noble Grand of the former Lady Freedom Rebekah Lodge, West Freedom; as well as a member of the Red Hat Society of Foxburg.

She is survived by her daughters, Karen Defibaugh and Donna Pryor, both of Parker; three grandchildren, Erin (Earl) Barlett, Andrew Lee (Brittany Klingensmith) Pryor and Nicholas Alan Pryor; great-grandchild, Grace Elizabeth Barlett; numerous nieces and nephews; and special nephews, Patrick “Bert” and Scott Sheffer.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her brother, Earl Peters; sisters, Louise Leary and Treva Fair; and her two sons-in-law, Alan Pryor in 2010 and Gary Defibaugh in 2020.

STEWART — Friends of Velma Grace Stewart, who died Sunday, June 15, 2025, will received from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at H. JACK BUZARD FUNERAL HOME, 201 S. Wayne St., Parker.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Concord Presbyterian Church near Parker (Perry Township, Clarion County). Interment will follow at the Concord Cemetery.

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