Charles Alvin Stewart Jr. Obituary (1938

Corydon, Indiana Charles Alvin Stewart, Jr. 85, died Thursday, November 30, 2023, in New Albany, Indiana. He was born September 11, 1938, in Louisville, Kentucky to Charles Alvin Stewart Sr and Rosine Ann Peters Stewart. Charles joined the U.S. Army in 1957 where he served as a Special Forces Green Beret. He was a life-time member of VFW 2950 post (Corydon, Indiana), a member of Special Forces Association, the International Union of Operating Engineers for 25 years. He was also a member of the Eagles Organization, Knights of Columbus, and St. Joseph Catholic Church in Corydon, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, David, Tony, and Arthur Stewart. Those he left behind to cherish his memories are his wife, Brenda Larue Stewart of Corydon; Sons, Charles C. Stewart (Grace) of Navarre, Florida; Timothy J. Stewart of New Middletown, Indiana, Jeffery W. Stewart (Sandy) of Corydon, Indiana; Jonathan A. Stewart (Dianne) of Georgetown, Indiana; Daughter, Phylis Christine Hart (Brian) of Newburg, Indiana; Sister, Rosine Belden (Eddy) of Henryville, Indiana; Eleven (11) Grandchildren, Nine (9)Great-Grandchildren and Two (2) Great -Great Grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, December 8, 2023, at the Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home, 318 E. Chestnut Street, Corydon, Indiana 47112. Visitation will be Thursday, December 7, from 4:00 PM until 7:00PM at the Funeral Home. There will be a Rosary at 6:30 PM on Thursday. Committal service will be held 1:30 Friday, December 8, at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery, 2501 Dixie Blvd. Radcliff, Kentucky 40160.