Winegeart, Norma Stewart, 1923-2012
Biography
Norma Stewart Winegeart (1923-2012) was born in Haynesville, Louisiana, the daughter of Elmer
Eugene Stewart and Mabel McEachern. She enrolled at Centenary College of Louisiana in 1940 and
graduated in 1944. While in college, she was a member of the Maroon Jackets and the Zeta Tau Alpha
Fraternity.
After college, she worked as a secretary at First Methodist Church of Shreveport from 1944 to 1953.
In 1953, she married Reverend Jack Stroud Winegeart. The Winegearts served many congregations in
Louisiana: Lake Arthur, DeQuincy, Ponchatoula, Haynesville, Horseshoe Drive in Alexandria,
DeRidder, Christ United Methodist Church in Shreveport, and Plain Dealing.
Norma Winegeart was especially active in the United Methodist Women (UMW) and its predecessor
organizations. She served as UMW conference historian (1979-1982), vice-president (1982-1986), and
president (1989-1993). In addition, Winegeart served on the Louisiana United Methodist Church
Conference Commission on Archives and History and was chairperson of the task group that
published Walter N. Vernon’s Becoming One People: A History of Louisiana Methodism (La: History
Task Group, Commission on Archives and History, Louisiana Conference, United Methodist Church,
1987).
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Norma Stewart Winegeart papers
Norma Stewart Winegeart papers include clippings, correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, and printed items. The material primarily relates to Winegeart’s activities within the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church and topics related to Centenary College of Louisiana.