Julia Louise Stewart DeHart was born June 15, 1924, as the 5th child out of 9 in Jonesville, South Carolina to the late Deacon Stonewall Jackson (Jack) and Mary (Candy) Wood Stewart.

Education:
Attended Jonesville Public School
Graduated Sims High School, Union, SC
Teacher, Branchville High School, Branchville, SC
Teacher, Rogerstown Elementary School, Jonesville, SC-3 years
Earned Bachelor of Arts from Benedict College (1948), Columbia, SC
Trained OR-Technician, 3-year in X-Ray Special Procedures and 3 years as Nurse Assistant in the Heart Ward at VA Hospital in Bronx, NY where she retired after 17 years of service.

Affiliations:
1st Black OR Technician at VA Hospital, Bronx, NY
1st Black to work on the Democratic Club, Bronx, NY
1st Black member of the Democratic Board, Bronx, NY
1st Black elected and served on Jonesville City Council, Jonesville, SC
1st Vice-President of the Pacolet River Bapt. Assoc Missionary Auxiliary
Lifetime Member of N.A.A.C.P
Member of Benedict Alumni Association
Member of Benedict Half Century Club (Class of 1948), March 6, 2000
Member of the Morris College Century Club
Vice President, Foster Chapel Church’s Pastor’s Aide
Retired Church Clerk, Foster Chapel Church
Member and Chaplin, Foster Chapel Church’s Sympathy Club
Accomplishments:
National Retired Teachers Association Certificate of Affiliation-Union County Unit 2
Retired Teachers Association
Dr. L. W. Long Community Award
Alumni Club Award 1997-98 Individual Contributor Benedict College National Alumni Association
Venture Club Award 1998-99 Benedict College National Alumni Association
Benefactors Club Award 1999-2002, 2006-07 Benedict College National Alumni Association
Certification of Appreciation 1999 Membership in Morris College Century Club
Began a Summer Program where she fed 80 children in her home.

She was preceded in death by one sister, Coleain Stewart and seven brothers, Jesse Cornelius Stewart, Edward Stewart, Stonewall J. Stewart, Calvin Stewart, James W. Stewart, Rev. Jame Coy Stewart, and Leroy Stewart

She leaves to cherish memories one daughter, Edith Marie Foster of Jonesville, SC and two sons, Joseph Pharoah DeHart of Jonesville, SC and George Wayne DeHart of Houston, TX. Four grandchildren,Marie Foster-Brown(Steve), T-ata DeHart, Kinshasa Foster, and Cheryl Dehart; 12 great-grandchildren and 9 great-great grandchildren, two sisters-in-law, Shirley Burgess and Beulah Stewart, both of Spartanburg, SC and host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and close friends.

A Celebration of the Life of Julia Stewart DeHart will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 12:00 noon at Foster Chapel Baptist Church, Jonesville, SC. Burial will be in the Jonesville Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers please make a donations payable to a charity in memory on Julia DeHart.