Death Notice
James (Jim) Lee Stuart, 76,
of Wichita, Kansas and formerly of West Branch, Iowa passed away, Friday,
August 17, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
A celebration of Jim’s life
was held Sunday August 19, 2018 from 1 to 4 P.M. at Fawcett Pond, rural West
Branch. A visitation with family and friends will be held Sunday, September 2,
2018 from 2 to 4 PM at the home of Kyle and Linda Stuart, 3114 N. Red Fox St,
Wichita, Kansas 67205. Memorials may be made to Kansas City
Woodworkers Guild, 3189 Mercier St., Kansas City, MO 64111. The
Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Branch is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hendersonbarkerfuneralhome.com.
Jim was born January 25,
1942 the son of Kenneth and Lucille (Davis) Stuart. He attended West Branch
School and graduated from City High School in Iowa City and attended the
University of Iowa.
From 1959 until 1979 he was
united in marriage to Martha (Fawcett) Luke, he later married Patricia
(Collins) Stuart in 1981 and she survives. Jim had retired from sales at
Proctor and Gamble where he had worked his entire career. He was a member of
Ninnescah Yacht Club west of Wichita and instrumental in its facility expansion
and growth from 1974-1996 at which time Jim and Pat retired and moved to Beaver
Lake in Northwest Arkansas. Later they relocated to the Kansas City area
where he was extremely active in the Kansas City Woodworkers Guild crafting
countless projects and assisting others. Jim loved sailing, woodworking, fixing
things, helping others and above all else, his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife
Patricia Stuart of Wichita KS, children: Kendra Stuart of West Branch, Iowa,
Kyle (Linda) Stuart of Wichita KS, Kent (MarKay) Stuart of West Branch, Iowa,
Robert (Rebecca) Williams of Wichita, Kansas, Matthew (Tricia) Williams of
Southlake, Texas, Rebecca (Joel) McGill of Wichita, Kansas, Amy (Chris)
Ringstaff of Austin, Texas. Grandchildren: Ashley (Truman), Adam, Lindsay
(Daniel), Kaitlyn (Alex), Braden (Bailey), Zachary, Samantha, Kennedy, Trey,
Reilee, Colton, Connor, Addison, Cooper, Avery, Georgia, Clara. Also surviving
are Great Grand Children: Daniel, Soren, Finlay, Jensen and Jaden. His parents
preceded him in death.
The family would like to
thank the University of Iowa Hospitals, St. Luke’s Rehab, Cedar Rapids and
Select Care Specialty Hospital, Davenport for their loving care and treatment
of our entire family over the past 7 months.