Edgar Mills Steward died January 18, 1917, at the home of his parents, 517 East 60th St., Chicago, Ill Death was due to septic endocarditis.
Mr. Steward was born November 1, 1887, at Marshalltown, lowa, his parents being Albert F. and Mary Elizabeth (Mills) Steward. He and his younger brother, Wayne Dudley Steward, prepared for college at Englewood (Ill.) High School, entering Dartmouth in the fall of 1906. While in college he was a member of Delta Tau Delta and Gamma Alpha.
He received his degree' of B. S. in 1910, and in 1911 graduated from Thayer School with the degree of C. E. After leaving Hanover he went to Toledo, Ohio, as superintendent of construction with the Asphalt Block Pavement Company. He remained with this company several years, and then accepted a position with George Champe, 2580 Broadway, Toledo, with whom he was associated until his death.
He is survived by his widow, Lenabell (Taber), and one son, Harry Arthur.