Harold Lamar Stewart

Funeral services for Mr. Harold Lamar Stewart, 73, will be held Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church, 5272 Hwy 482, Noble, Louisiana. A burial will follow at St. Ann Catholic Cemetery under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 6:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Many, Louisiana. Visitation will continue on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Officiating the service will be Father Timothy Hurd. 

Harold was born on March 18, 1951 to Clyde Stewart and Cecile Ebarb Stewart in Burlington, Iowa and peacefully passed away in his home on Monday, February 24, 2025 in Ebarb, Louisiana.

Harold graduated from Summerfield High School, attended Louisiana Tech University in Ruston and transferred to Northwestern State University in Natchitoches where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration. After college, Harold worked as the store manager of Nichols Dry Goods in Zwolle and in 1980 he started his own business, Stewart’s Auto Sales which he owned and operated until the time of his death. Harold was a life-long member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Ebarb, where he served as Lector and as un usher. He was also active on church committees and on many church activities and events. He was elected to serve on the Sabine Parish School Board representing Ebarb High School from 1983-1987 and again from 1995-2010. He served as a council member of the Choctaw Apache Tribe of Ebarb and on the DeSoto Board of Regional Directors. In 2013 he was honored to serve as Zwolle Tamale Fiesta King sharing the culture and history of the fiesta at numerous events. He was a member of the Tamale Fiesta Board of Directors, where he oversaw the car show and helped in the planning of events each year. Harold loved and collected classic cars and showed them regularly at parades and Toledo Cruiser Shows. He will be honored posthumously as a recipient of the Good Citizen Award by the Sabine Hall of Fame during the Annual Hall of Fame Banquet on March 25, 2025.

He was a mild-mannered man who enjoyed talking to people and looked for opportunities to help them. He cherished the time he spent with his family. 

Harold was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Cecile Stewart and his sister, Melba Stewart. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Joy Stewart, of Ebarb, Louisiana; sons, Gabriel Stewart and wife, Blanca, of Zwolle, Louisiana, Nathan Stewart and wife, April, of Ebarb, Louisiana, Matthew Stewart and wife, Taryn, of Benton, Louisiana, and John Stewart and wife, Candice, of Ebarb, Louisiana; daughter, Julie Draper and husband, Chad, of Benton, Louisiana; special sons, Chad Deutreil and Bryant Rivette; brother, Jerry Stewart and wife, Doris, of Zwolle, Louisiana; 16 grandchildren, Isabella Stewart, Sean Stewart, Carley Sepulvado, Kyle Stewart, Kolby Stewart, Caroline Draper, Cambree Draper, Collin Draper, Carter Draper, Hutch Watts, Makayla Gray, Makinah Stewart, Mack Stewart, MaKynzlee Stewart, Madalyn Ebarb, MarLee Stewart; 4 great-grandchildren, Kason, Beckham, Addison, and Emmerson; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends. His Grandchildren and great-grandchildren will greatly miss their "Pops."

Honoring Harold as pallbearers will be Heath Brandon, Jarred Brandon, Sam Brandon, Russell Busby, Seth Busby, Hunter Curtis, Cody Ebarb, Bert Fletcher, Aaron Sepulvado, David Sepulvado, Richard Sepulvado, and Clyde Stewart.