Stewart L. Sweatt, Sr.

COLUMBIA, NH-- Mr. Stewart L. Sweatt, Sr., 82, of Columbia, NH, passed away early Wednesday morning, February 2, 2011, at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Columbia, NH, on February 12, 1928, a son to the late Hollis and Nettie (Amey) Sweatt. Stewart was a hard worker from a very young age, hauling logs out of the woods with horses for his father at the age of six. In 1945, he joined the US Army Air Corps and served with honor as a military police officer with the occupation forces in Germany after World War II. Stewart was always known as a hard worker, and for several years he was a crane operator for Washburn Lumber Company in North Stratford, a construction worker, and he retired from the District 1 crew of the NH Dept. of Transportation. For a short time, he and his wife owned and operated the Silver Dollar in Bloomfield, Vt., and he was also a bartender at Bear Mountain. Stewart loved to work outdoors, on his wood pile, cutting and splitting, and tending to his yard. He loved to plow with his truck, and he loved to watch the birds in his yard. Stewart cherished his family and loved to spend time with his grandchildren. He was a member of the VFW #5243 in North Stratford and the American Legion, Post 47, in Canaan, Vt. Stewart leaves behind his beloved wife of 58 years, Myra (Ball) Sweatt of Columbia, NH; two sons, Stewart Sweatt, Jr. and wife Jody of Milton, NH, and Dennis Sweatt and wife Nina of Buxton, Me.; two daughters, Tracy Perry and husband Glenn of Colebrook and Nettie Riff and husband Brian of Columbia; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents and twelve siblings: Sylvan Sweatt, Milton Sweatt, Wendell “Jack” Sweatt, Kedrick Sweatt, George Sweatt, Forrest Sweatt, Amy Riley, Catherine Placey, Fanny Parker, Lizzie Hamel, and two infant brothers. At his request, there are no public calling hours or services. A Celebration of Life will be held at the family home on Saturday, May 21, 2011. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mr. Sweatt may be made to the Alzheimer’s Health Care Services, North Country Elderly Programs, 610 Sullivan Street, Berlin, NH 03570. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Stewart L. Sweatt, Sr.

February 12, 1928 - February 2, 2011