MR. RALPH EDWARD STEWART, 80, Prescott, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2008, at St. Josephs Mercy Health Center, Hot Springs, Ark., after a short illness. He was born on May 1, 1928, in Nevada County, Ark., to Robert Kelso and Josephine Tubb Stewart. He worked on his fathers farm and graduated from Laneburg High School, Laneburg, Arkansas, in 1947. He was a Presbyterian. He, his wife and sons, traveled the U.S. and Canada building pipelines across the country. After making a home in Alvin, Texas in 1979, Ralph and Mary Ann then retired to Prescott in 1993 where he continued to work his Laneburg farm. He was preceded in death by his parents. SURVIVORS INCLUDE: HIS WIFE: (of 55 years) Mary Ann Smith Stewart, Prescott, Ark. THREE SONS: Vic A. Stewart and Melanie H. Houston, TX. Rick L. Stewart, Farmerville, LA. Marc E. Stewart and Lauron S., Friendswood, TX. SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN: Robert Kelso Stewart, II and Kelley Krancher Stewart, The Woodlands, Texas, (their children- Morgan, Madison and Macy Messina) Thomas Wayne Lyon, Beaumont, Texas, (their children-Olivia, Valerie and Natalie. Jason Ross Lyon, Waco, Texas. Joseph Hilliard Stewart. Lydia Jane Stewart. Madeline McCulloch. Sarah Claire Stewart. FUNERAL SERVICES will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 15, 2008, at Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home, Prescott, Ark., with Rev. Jerry G. Westmoreland officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Rosston, Ark. Arrangements by Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home, Prescott, Ark. FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS: Thursday, August 14, 2008, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home, Prescott, Ark.