Stewart, Troy C.

Passed: 1924-04-22

Age: 24

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Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1924-05-02

Information: The funeral of Troy Stewart at the Otterbein church at Evans, Sunday, was possibly the largest gathering of its kind ever held in the county.  The universal sympathy for the bereaved relatives, the tragical death, the beautiful day and good roads, all helped to contribute to the large number of people.  By actual count and various estimates there were 1500 people present.  Rev. Curtis Robinson delivered the funeral sermon to a small per cent of the crowd that could get into the church and the United Brethren choir of Ripley assisted in the service with their music.  The Ripley lodge of Odd Fellows conducted the burial service.  Mrs. Susie Stewart, the wife, will receive $1690 from the Police Protective Association and $50 a month from the city as long as she remains his widow, and the child will receive $9 a month.      Troy C. Stewart, perhaps known better to his intimate friends and acquaintances as ""Tom"", was born at Fairplain, Jackson county, on the 13th day of April, 1900, and died in the White Cross Hospital at Columbus, Ohio, April 22, 1924, aged 24 years and 9 days.  He was the youngest of the three sons of W. B. and Flora Stewart, who reside at Ripley.  He was united in marriage on the ? day of September, 1920, to Miss Susie Sayre, of Evans, a daughter of Mr. John T. Sayre of that place.  To this union was born one child, christened Helen Louise, age 16 months.  After their marriage they moved to Columbus, Ohio, where they continued to reside until the death of Mr. Stewart.      Troy was a policeman in the city of Columbus and a member of the ""Vice and Liquor Squad"", having assumed these responsibilities on October 9, 1923 and which continued until his death.  Mr. Stewart came to his death from a wound received from a revolver shot fired by a negro by the name of Charles Thomas, while he was trying to place the negro under arrest.  After receiving the wound, he was taken to a hospital, where after the expiration of a few hours, death came peacefully.      Troy was a member of Dennison Lodge I.O.O.F. No. 761 of Columbus, a member of the Knights of Pythias, and belonged to two Police Protective Associations at Columbus. He was a likeable, industrious and courageous youth and maintained well these characteristics after gaining his manhood.  He was noted for his bravery in the discharge of his duties as a policeman, always cool and considerate.  Such conduct as he exhibited in his last acts, showed him faithful to his trust and able to face death bravely.  He made the extreme sacrifice to rid his city of its vice and to maintain order, so it can well be said that he died in the harness.      The deceased is survived by his faithful wife and little daughter, his mother and father, two brothers, Thaw of Dunbar, West Virginia, and Crayton of Columbus, Ohio, and a number of other relatives, besides a host of friends who mourn his loss.   (Poem follows)