Dr. Charles R. "Bob" Stewart

Dr. Charles R. "Bob" Stewart Asheville- Charles R. "Bob" Stewart, 90, peacefully departed this earthly home for his Heavenly home on Tuesday, January 26, 2010. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Bob was the son of the late Clyde Hazzard Stewart and Florence Guthridge Stewart. He was also preceded in death by a son, Bruce Fredrick Stewart. Bob attended the University of Pittsburgh where he completed his medical degree and subsequently served his country as a Naval MD. After the war, he completed his residency in Radiology at Chelsea Naval Hospital and continued in that specialty for his entire medical career, of which fifteen years were spent practicing in Columbus, GA. He and his wife, Ruth, enjoyed thirty years of retirement traveling, moving throughout the state of Florida, then to Nashville, TN and finally settling in Asheville, NC. He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Ruth B. Stewart; a daughter, Ginny Pierson and her husband, Bill, and their son, Cory Stewart Pierson, all of Asheville; a daughter-in-law, Kristine Olson Stewart and her sons, Jeffrey Adam Stewart and Brian Robert Stewart, all of Colorado and a very special "son", Todd Hayes and his wife, Molly, and their children Ruby and Bruce, all of Tampa, FL. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 6:00 PM Friday, February 5, 2010 in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. The family will receive friends in the chapel immediately following the service. The family wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to the staff of John F. Keever, Jr. Solace Center for allowing this two-week journey of end-stage COPD to be filled with compassion, dignity and comfort. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to CarePartners Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.