David Lee Stewart, 79, passed away Dec. 27, 2024, at Azria Health in Great Bend. He was born June 21, 1945, in Mooreland, Okla. to Charles & Naomi (Teeters) Stewart.
David moved to Larned, with his family at eight years old. He worked for Larned State Hospital as a janitor for many years. In recent years, he made Great Bend his home. He was a motorcycle enthusiast and enjoyed riding on the open road. He enjoyed the outdoors and put his knowledge of nature by leading Boy Scouts of America. He was a proud member of BSA Order of the Arrow. He loved to camp and go canoeing. He was an avid gun collector and a member of the NRA.
Survivors include son, Dallas Stewart and his wife Radonna of Great Bend; daughters: Sandra Feldman and her husband Duane of Great Bend, Jennifer Umiker and her husband Henry of Great Bend, Nancy Loeb and her husband Shane of Bismarck, N.D.; sisters, Linda Childers and her husband Gene of Topeka, Shirley Shaw of Dallas, Texas; grandchildren, Kristin Burke, Brandt Stewart, Karah Roach, Katlyn Feldman, Erin Feldman, Caleb Romo, Caley Umiker, Jessica Umiker, James Umiker, Lydia Kazmaier, Leigha Kazmaier, Adrianna Kazmaier; great-grandchildren, Ayven Stewart, Emma Stewart, Lyric Romo, Clint Stewart, and one to arrive June 2025. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Clint Stewart, twin infant brothers, Leslie Stewart and Wesley Stewart; sister, Charlene Smith and her husband Dr. Terry Smith; brother-in-law, Merle Shaw.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, at Bryant Funeral Home with Reverend Robert Selva Kumar presiding. Interment will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, at Fargo Cemetery, Fargo, Okla. Visitation is from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials have been designated to Wetlands Education Center, in care of Bryant Funeral Home, 1425 Patton Road, Great Bend, KS 67530.
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net. Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530