Stewart was preceded in death by his parents, George Bernard Bell and Marjorie Grasty Bell; and sister, Sandra Yancey.
He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years; two children; two grandchildren and a sister.
He served in the U.S. Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis and was the retired owner and operator of Bell Electric Controls and Services. Stewart was a Varina High School graduate of the class of 1957 and a member of Pioneer Baptist Church for 66 years. Stewart served with the Varina Volunteer Fire Dept., Station 4, from 1962 to 1985. He completed the Richmond Electricians Apprenticeship and was a 60-year member of the IBEW. Stewart enjoyed fishing, gardening, reading and playing country and bluegrass music.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 30, from 1 to 2 p.m. at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, Va. 23231, where a funeral service will begin at 2 p.m.
Interment will follow in Pioneer Baptist Church Cemetery.
Stewart was preceded in death by his parents, George Bernard Bell and Marjorie Grasty Bell; and sister, Sandra Yancey.
He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years; two children; two grandchildren and a sister.
He served in the U.S. Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis and was the retired owner and operator of Bell Electric Controls and Services. Stewart was a Varina High School graduate of the class of 1957 and a member of Pioneer Baptist Church for 66 years. Stewart served with the Varina Volunteer Fire Dept., Station 4, from 1962 to 1985. He completed the Richmond Electricians Apprenticeship and was a 60-year member of the IBEW. Stewart enjoyed fishing, gardening, reading and playing country and bluegrass music.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 30, from 1 to 2 p.m. at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, Va. 23231, where a funeral service will begin at 2 p.m.
Interment will follow in Pioneer Baptist Church Cemetery.
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