Charles A. Stewart

Charles "Chuck" A. Stewart of Cuba, Missouri was born Tuesday, September 24, 1935 at St. Louis, Missouri to the union of Horace Stewart and Elizabeth Jane (nee: Burleson) Stewart and left from this life on Monday, October 29, 2007 at St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 72 Years 1 month and 5 days. Chuck was united in marriage to Marilyn West at the First Presbyterian Church of Cuba on December 29, 1956 and to this union three children were born; John, Jeffrey and Jennifer. Chuck served in the United States Air Force from 1954 until 1964. After the service the Stewart family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, were Chuck owned and operated a Shell Service Station from 1964 until 1974. In 1974 the Stewart family moved to Cuba, were Chuck was a business man for a few years before joining the United States Post Office in 1976. Chuck was a rural mail carrier for the Bourbon rural area a few years and then for the Rolla rural area, before he retired after 20 years of service in 1996. Chuck was a Master Mason, 32nd Degree Scottish Rite, member of Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Temple in Springfield, MO, on the board of the original Shelter Pals in Cuba and also adopted the first pet from there, "Lucky". Chuck was the coordinator from 1990 till 2005 of the Shriner's Golf Benefit for Shriner's Hospital. Chuck was also a member of the Men's Thursday Golf League, Wednesday Poker Club (which was held when golf got rained out), and in the last year he was a member of the "Round Table", which met at 8 AM every Wednesday morning at the Main Street Bakery. (The men would get together, drink coffee and chat.) Chuck had several hobbies; from 1965 to current playing golf was #1, but after retirement when he wasn't playing golf he enjoyed refurbishing and upholstering furniture, working in the yard and tending to the flowers. He was known to his family as the "Grill Master" and he enjoyed watching Golf, Basketball and Baseball on TV as long as his team was winning, but what was most important through out his whole life was his loving wife, children, grandchildren and family. Chuck was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather, brother, brother in law, son in law, uncle, cousin and friend. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. Chuck is preceded in death by his father Horace Stewart, one brother William Stewart, his father in law John West, one brother in law Bill Albrecht and other relatives and friends. Those who are left to treasure his memory but to celebrate a life lived is his loving wife Marilyn Stewart of the home, three remarkable children; John and wife Marjorie Stewart of South St. Paul, MN and Jeffrey and wife Debra of Rolla, Jennifer and husband Scot Harrison of Ocean Side, CA, six outstanding grandchildren; Faith, Jacob, Patience and Andrew Stewart, Catherine and Deborah Harrison, his mother Elizabeth Jane Steart Ray, two brothers; Bob and wife Joyce Stewart and Cliff and wife Jodi Stewart all of Cuba, two sisters; June Albrecht of Cuba and Nancy and husband Don Fisher of Fort Mauve, AZ, one sister in law Lou Stewart of Waynesville, mother in law Catherine West of Cuba, two brother in laws Carl and wife Debbie West and John and wife Pam West all of Indianapolis, IN and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Visitation Thursday, November 1st from 5 till 9 PM with a 7 PM Masonic Service at Britton Funeral Home of Cuba. The Celebration of Life Service will be 1 PM Friday, November 2nd at Britton Funeral Home of Cuba with John Parkins, Johnnie Hoch, Bob Anderson, Bruce Work and John Stewart being Masters of Ceremony. Wind Beneath My Wings and How Great Thou Art will be the special music for the celebration. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Shriner's Hospital for Children or Oak Hill Cemetery in Chuck's memory. Burial will to follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cuba. The Britton Funeral Home of Cuba is honored to be serving the Stewart family.