Stewart succumbs to automobile crash injuries
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Madalynn Stewart
Madalynn Stewart, 19 of Maloy, passed away Sunday evening from injuries sustained during an automobile accident last Friday. Stewart is the third young woman to die of injuries in the collision. Others were Halsie Barnes of Tingley and Ella Leonard of Winterset. Abigail Barnes was also a passenger and is in critical condition in a Des Moines Hospital.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, at approximately 10:30 p.m. last Friday a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Stewart was traveling on 190th Street, a gravel road north of Afton.
The report says that the car failed to stop at a stop sign entering Highway 34 where it was struck on the driver’s side by a Ford F350 pickup driven by Andy Merritt, 59, of Seymour. Both vehicles came to rest in the north ditch.
Stewart was a student at Southwestern Community College in pursuit of a degree in nursing.
She graduated in the Mount Ayr High School class of 2022, and had the honor of being the 2021 homecoming queen, the 2022 Ringgold County Fair Rodeo Queen, and received IATC Academic All State Honors with a GPA above 3.8.
Stewart just completed her freshman season on the SWCC women’s basketball team.
Stewart was a four-year member of the Sparks drill team, as well as a cheerleader. She was selected to perform for the 4A Girls State Basketball Tournament.
Stewart also played softball for two of her four years in high school. In addition, Stewart ran track, played volleyball and basketball, and was the high scorer at the IA Girls Coaches Association All Star game.
A visitation for Madalynn Stewart will be held at the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr on Sunday, August 6 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. with the family present Sunday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Services will be held at the Mount Ayr High School Gymnasium on Monday, August 7 at 2 p.m. Burial is in Rose Hill Cemetery.
A complete obituary will appear in next weeks edition of the Record News.
